Research Scientist, Infrastructure Modeling and Reliability

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks an industry-leading Research Scientist or Applied Scientist to define and build new modeling approaches for power utilization across its infrastructure.

You will lead development of statistical and machine learning models that monitor power consumption, project peak demand, quantify uncertainty, and inform how Meta maximizes usable power within failure domains while maintaining target reliability levels.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in statistical, ML, simulation, forecasting, optimization, or similar quantitative modeling.
• Experience leading ambiguous cross-functional programs from problem to deployment and impact.
• Experience coding in Python, R, C++, Java or similar for data analysis or production systems.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and tradeoffs to varied audiences.
• Experience influencing technical strategy across teams or organizations.
• PhD in a quantitative field or equivalent practical experience, or Bachelor’s with substantial work.
• Experience modeling high-dimensional, noisy, or strongly correlated data in production.
• Experience with time-series forecasting, Bayesian methods, causal inference, uncertainty quantification.

Responsibilities

• Define and build new modeling approaches for power utilization across Meta's infrastructure.
• Develop statistical and ML models to monitor power, project peak demand, and quantify uncertainty.
• Inform power maximization within failure domains while maintaining target reliability.
• Translate scientific advances into production systems influencing infrastructure strategy.

Skills

Python

R

C++

Java

Time-series forecasting

Probabilistic forecasting

Uncertainty quantification

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Production systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PhD in CS/Statistics/OR/Applied Math or related field

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Python

R

C++

Java

Job description

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. Meta's infrastructure supports services used by billions of people, and operating that infrastructure efficiently requires increasingly sophisticated modeling of demand, utilization, reliability, and physical resource constraints.

We are seeking an industry-leading Research Scientist or Applied Scientist to define and build new modeling approaches for power utilization across Meta's infrastructure. This role will lead the development of statistical and machine learning models that monitor power consumption, project peak demand, quantify uncertainty, and inform how Meta maximizes usable power within failure domains while maintaining target reliability levels. The ideal candidate has deep experience modeling high-dimensional, noisy, and interdependent systems, and has demonstrated the ability to translate scientific advances into production systems that influence large-scale infrastructure strategy.

• 10+ years of experience developing statistical, machine learning, simulation, forecasting, optimization, or other quantitative modeling systems
• Experience leading ambiguous, cross-functional technical programs from problem definition through model development, evaluation, deployment, and business impact
• Experience coding in Python, R, C++, Java, or similar languages for data analysis, modeling, simulation, or production systems
• Experience communicating complex technical concepts, assumptions, uncertainty, and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience influencing technical strategy across multiple teams or organizations
• PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Economics, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience modeling high-dimensional, sparse, noisy, or strongly correlated data in production environments
• Experience with time-series forecasting, probabilistic forecasting, Bayesian modeling, extreme-value modeling, causal inference, stochastic processes, simulation, or uncertainty quantification
• Experience with infrastructure, capacity planning, power systems, energy systems, data centers, reliability engineering, distributed systems, supply-chain optimization, or resource allocation
• Experience building models that support operational decisions under explicit reliability, safety, cost, or utilization constraints
• Experience developing peak-demand forecasts, confidence intervals, risk estimates, anomaly detection, or backtesting frameworks
• Experience applying optimization, operations research, or decision science to large-scale resource planning
• Demonstrated record of industry-level technical leadership, such as defining new research directions, influencing company strategy, publishing in leading venues, or shaping external technical standards
• Experience mentoring senior technical contributors and building scientific communities across organizations