Research Engineer, Computer Vision/Multimodal - Generative AI

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 8,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Research Engineer specializing in Computer Vision to advance their Generative AI initiatives. This role involves leading cutting-edge research and development projects that push the boundaries of multimodal AI applications. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to design experiments, develop models, and contribute to the open-source community. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in Python and PyTorch, with experience in large-scale AI projects. Join a forward-thinking company that is redefining the future of technology and making a significant impact on how people connect and interact.

Benefits

Equity

Comprehensive health benefits

Flexible work hours

Professional development opportunities

Generous paid time off

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in industry research or engineering.
• Experience training large-scale AI models and datasets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute scalable data curation and model development.
• Contribute to experiments and build reusable code.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

Computer Vision

AI/ML project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's or PhD in relevant field

Job description

Research Engineer, Computer Vision/Multimodal - Generative AI

Meta is seeking a Research Engineer with expertise in Computer Vision to join our Generative AI pillar. We conduct in-depth research and engineering to build state-of-the-art foundational models, which we often open-source, like our team’s recently released Llama 4. We push boundaries across multiple modalities (e.g., text, speech, image, video) and focus on critical domains such as pre-training, post-training, data training, safety, evaluation, agents, etc.

Research Engineer, Computer Vision/Multimodal - Generative AI Responsibilities

Lead, collaborate, and execute on developing scalable and effective data curation, model development and eval systems that push forward the state of the art CV and multimodal research.

Work towards long-term ambitious research/development goals, while identifying intermediate milestones.

Directly contribute to experiments, including designing experimental details, building reusable code, running evaluations, and organizing results.

Drive innovation through seamless collaboration, collective problem-solving, and XFN initiatives.

Prioritize research and development that can be applied to Meta's product development.

Minimum Qualifications

2+ years of industry research or engineering experience.

Experience training large-scale Computer Vision or related AI models/datasets.

Fluent in Python and PyTorch (or equivalent).

Experience leading large scale AI/ML technical projects.

Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications

Master or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or relevant technical field.

Publication track record at peer-reviewed AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, CVPR, ICML, ICLR, ICCV, and ACL).

Experience solving complex problems and comparing alternative solutions, tradeoffs, and varied points of view to determine a path forward.

Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment.

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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.

US$85.10/hour to US$251,000/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.

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