Data Scientist Intern, Product Analytics (Summer 2027)

Meta Careers; Menlo Park, New York (CA, NY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Data Scientist Intern to help shape both people-facing and business-facing products across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and more. You will apply your analytical mindset and product intuition to one of the world's richest data sets, collaborating with partners across Product, Engineering, Research, Data Engineering, Marketing, and Finance.

You will use data to define experiences, develop hypotheses, and tell data-driven stories that influence product strategy and

Qualifications

• Pursuing Bachelor's or Master's in Mathematics, Statistics, or a related technical field.
• Must have work authorization in the country of employment at hire and during employment.
• Curious, self-driven, analytical, and excited to work with data.
• Experience with data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python), and/or statistical software (e.g. R).
• Intend to return to a degree program after the internship.

Responsibilities

• Use data to shape product development, identify opportunities, and quantify challenges.
• Tell data-driven stories to influence product strategy and investment decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners across Product, Engineering, Research, Data Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Finance, and others.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Math/Statistics or related field

Job description

As a Data Scientist Intern at Meta, you will shape the future of people-facing and business-facing products we build across our entire family of applications (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Oculus). By applying your technical skills, analytical mindset, and product intuition to one of the richest data sets in the world, you will help define the experiences we build for billions of people and hundreds of millions of businesses around the world. You will collaborate on a wide array of product and business problems with a diverse set of cross-functional partners across Product, Engineering, Research, Data Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Finance and others. You will use data and analysis to identify and solve product development’s biggest challenges. You will influence product strategy and investment decisions with data, be focused on impact, and collaborate with other teams.

Product leadership

You will use data to shape product development, quantify new opportunities, identify upcoming challenges, and ensure the products we build bring value to people, businesses, and Meta.

Analytics

You will focus on developing hypotheses and employ a diverse toolkit of rigorous analytical approaches, different methodologies, frameworks, and technical approaches to test them.

Communication and influence

You won’t simply present data, but tell data-driven stories.

Requirements and qualifications

• Currently is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
• Curious, self-driven, analytical and excited to play with data.
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced work environment.
• Experience with data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python), and/or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R).
• Intent to return to a degree-program after the completion of the internship.