AI Engineer, Specialist - VR - (Technical Leadership)

Meta; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) is seeking an AI Engineer, Specialist - VR for technical leadership to architect scalable ML solutions in immersive tech. You will develop scalable algorithms, shape feature roadmaps, and collaborate with the engineering team to advance ranking models and data-driven experiments.

The role demands strong ML expertise, experience with large-scale training, and cross-functional communication. Burlingame, CA offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in ML, NLP, RL, deep learning, or related AI fields.
• Experience coding in Java, C++, Perl, PHP, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly scalable ML algorithms and neural networks.
• Collect requirements and contribute to feature roadmaps.
• Code deliverables with the engineering team.
• Adapt ML methods to distributed clusters and GPUs.
• Research and develop new algorithms to improve Meta platforms.
• Gather data for ML training and run ranking model experiments.
• Identify improvements in software and products from an ML perspective.
• Present effects of engineering work on market position.

Skills

Machine Learning

NLP

Reinforcement Learning

Deep Learning

Data Mining

Artificial Intelligence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

C++

Perl

PHP

Python

Job description

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology.

AI Engineer, Specialist - VR - (Technical Leadership)

Responsibilities:

• Develop highly scalable algorithms based on state-of-the-art machine learning and neural network methodologies
• Suggest, collect, and synthesize requirements and create effective feature roadmap
• Code deliverables in tandem with the engineering team
• Adapt standard machine learning methods to best exploit modern parallel environments (e.g., distributed clusters, multicore SMP, and GPU)
• Perform specific responsibilities which vary by team
• Research, design, and develop new algorithms and techniques to improve the efficiency and performance of Meta's platforms
• Gather data for machine-learning training
• train new ranking models and run experiments
• Identify potential improvements in Meta's software and technology products
• Research and present effects of current engineering efforts on Meta's market standing from an economic and game-theoretic point of view
• Develop highly scalable classifiers and tools leveraging machine learning, data regression, and rules based models

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience with research and/or work in machine learning, NLP, reinforcement learning, deep learning, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, signal processing, data mining, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, or computer vision
• Experience coding in one or more of the following: Java, C++, Perl, PHP, or Python

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large scale model training, implementing algorithms, and evaluating speech-based systems
• 3+ years experience as an Applied AI Research Scientist or an Applied AI Research Engineer
• Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment
• PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant technical field
• Experience with developing scalable machine learning models in at least one of the following areas: Crawling, indexing, extraction, retrieval, ranking, recommendations, measurement, tooling, evaluation, query understanding, planning, vector databases, or embeddings
• Experience evaluating alternative technical solutions by analyzing tradeoffs in performance, cost, and maintainability to recommend a path forward
• Experience taking ideas from research to production
• First author publications experience at peer-reviewed AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, CVPR, ICML, ICLR, ICCV, and ACL)

About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [e-mail].

$219,000/year to $301,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.