Research Scientist, Computer Vision (PhD)

Meta; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Research Scientist in Computer Vision to advance AI research across perception, 3D scene understanding, and generative vision models. You will design original CV research, train large-scale models, and translate findings into scalable capabilities for AR/VR and content understanding systems.

The role requires a PhD in a related field and 2+ years of CV research experience, with strong publication history and ability to collaborate across product and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• PhD in computer vision, machine learning, computer science, or related field.
• 2+ years of research in computer vision (3D reconstruction, SLAM) or related areas.
• Experience developing/training deep learning models (PyTorch).
• Experience implementing and evaluating vision algorithms with rigorous experiments.
• Experience communicating research findings via publications or talks.
• Must obtain US work authorization at hire and maintain it during employment.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct original research in computer vision (3D reconstruction, scene understanding, generative modeling).
• Develop/train deep learning models on large-scale image/video datasets.
• Implement and evaluate novel vision algorithms and benchmark against state-of-the-art methods.
• Contribute to training dataset creation and annotation pipelines.
• Translate research findings into production-ready prototypes with engineering teams.
• Publish research results at leading venues in CV/ML.
• Contribute to shared research codebases and ensure reproducibility.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and data science teams to align research with goals.
• Instrument experiments with logging/evaluation metrics to support data-driven decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing vision systems and propose new directions.

Skills

Research experience

PyTorch

Publications

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in computer vision/ML/CS

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

PyTorch

Job description

Meta is seeking a Research Scientist to advance computer vision and AI research in support of Meta's broader mission to build the next generation of intelligent systems. In this role, you will conduct original research in areas such as visual perception, 3D scene understanding, image and video recognition, and generative vision models. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of researchers and engineers to translate research insights into scalable AI capabilities that power Meta's products and platforms, from augmented and virtual reality experiences to large-scale content understanding systems.

Research Scientist, Computer Vision (PhD) Responsibilities:

• Design and conduct original research in computer vision, including 3D reconstruction, scene understanding, and generative image or video modeling
• Develop and train deep learning models using large-scale image and video datasets, iterating on architectures to improve accuracy, efficiency, and generalization
• Implement and evaluate novel computer vision algorithms, benchmarking against state-of-the-art methods on standard and internally curated datasets
• Contribute to the design and curation of training datasets and annotation pipelines for vision tasks
• Translate research findings into production-ready prototypes in collaboration with engineering teams
• Write and publish research results at leading computer vision and machine learning venues
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to shared research codebases, maintaining code quality and reproducibility
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners in product, engineering, and data science to align research directions with applied goals
• Instrument experiments with appropriate logging and evaluation metrics to support data-driven decision making
• Identify opportunities to improve existing vision systems and propose incremental or novel research directions to the team

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta
• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a PhD in computer vision, machine learning, computer science, or a related field
• 2+ years of research experience in computer vision, including work on 3D reconstruction, SLAM, or related areas
• Experience in developing and training deep learning models using frameworks such as PyTorch
• Experience implementing and evaluating computer vision algorithms and conducting rigorous experimental comparisons
• Experience communicating research findings through publications, technical reports, or presentations to peers
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with large-scale vision-language models, self-supervised learning, or generative image and video modeling
• Experience with 3D vision tasks including depth estimation, novel view synthesis, neural radiance fields, or multi-view reconstruction
• Demonstrated software engineering experience through internships, open-source contributions, or research engineering roles
• Proven track record of publications at leading computer vision or machine learning venues such as CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML, or SIGGRAPH

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.

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$122,000/year to $181,000/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.