AI Research Engineer - Social Products (Technical Leadership)
MetaAI Research Engineer - Social Products (Technical Leadership)
MetaLocation
Menlo Park, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
8/19/2026
Compensation
$219k - $301k per year
Job description
Meta is hiring Research Engineers to work on frontier AI projects that impact real-world products. The role involves contributing to the development of multimodal foundation models and optimizing data pipelines for large language models. Engineers will have end-to-end ownership of their work, influencing product experiences used by billions. The team focuses on solving unsolved problems in AI, providing high autonomy and the opportunity to make significant contributions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field.
- Experience with large scale model training and evaluating speech-based systems.
- 5+ years of experience as an Applied AI Research Scientist or Applied AI Research Engineer.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the training of next-generation multimodal foundation models.
- Support creative data sourcing and optimize data pipelines for multimodal large language models.
- Lead and execute research that advances multimodal reasoning and generation applicable to Meta's product development.
Benefits
- Employees at Meta are often offered comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision coverage, mental-health resources, family planning support (fertility, adoption, surrogacy), and caregiving programs. Financial benefits typically include a competitive retirement plan, equity awards, life insurance, and access to financial coaching and legal support. Time-off benefits commonly feature generous PTO and holidays, unlimited sick time, various paid leaves, flexible “Global Travel Days,” and a 30-day paid break every five years.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Meta Platforms Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
219
FY2026
Approval rate
98.3%
FY2026
LCA certified
6,606
FY2026
Entry-level share
1.9%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
-86%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-27%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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