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Applied Research Scientist

Meta

$214,532 - $240,240
Jul 31, 2025
Menlo Park, CA, USA
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Meta Platforms, Inc. is looking to improve the efficiency and performance of its platforms through the development of new optimization algorithms and techniques, as well as the creation of large-scale distributed software systems.

Requirements

  • Building models and developing algorithms for machine learning, statistics, mathematical programming, and simulation
  • Developing and supporting models in production
  • Modeling and analyzing up to petabytes of data using R or Python
  • Initiating and driving applied research projects to completion with minimal guidance
  • Communicating applied research work to technical and non-technical audience
  • Master's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field
  • 36 months of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation

Responsibilities

  • Research, design, and develop new optimization algorithms and techniques to improve the efficiency and performance of Meta platforms.
  • Design and implement large-scale distributed software systems to serve large numbers of complex requests simultaneously and without failure.
  • Utilize technical research background, train new ranking models, and run experiments.
  • Create tools for migrating large bodies of user data across systems for new products, scalability efforts, and development of new core infrastructure.
  • Use machine learning, statistics, or other data techniques to build algorithms.
  • Suggest, collect, and synthesize system requirements form stakeholders, and create effective feature roadmaps.
  • Analyze and resolve computer challenges from a system-engineering standpoint.

Other

  • Requires a Master's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field and 3 years of work experience in the job offered or in a related occupation
  • Communicating applied research work to technical and non-technical audience
  • Initiating and driving applied research projects to completion with minimal guidance
  • Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location
  • Meta offers benefits, including bonus, equity, and sales incentives