Research Scientist, Machine Learning — Core AI at Scale

Meta; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Research Scientist to join our Core Machine Learning Research team to advance foundational AI and ML technologies at scale. You will conduct original research in deep learning, representation learning, and generative modeling, collaborating with researchers and engineers to translate findings into real-world impact.

You will publish at top-tier venues, work on large-scale model architectures, and help shape the direction of machine learning research at Meta.

Qualifications

• PhD in ML/AI or related field required/completion prior to joining Meta.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of ML research, designing & implementing novel algorithms with DL frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Conduct original research in core ML areas including deep learning, representation learning, generative modeling, optimization, and large-scale model architectures.
• Design, implement, and evaluate novel ML algorithms and models using frameworks such as PyTorch, iterating based on experimental results and data-driven insights
• Run controlled experiments to test research hypotheses and communicate findings with research and engineering partners
• Write clean, well-structured research code and contribute to shared codebases for reproducibility
• Produce and submit research findings to top-tier ML conferences and workshops (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR)
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to translate research innovations into production systems at scale
• Participate in code/design reviews and provide technical feedback
• Build logging, monitoring, and evaluation pipelines to track model performance
• Contribute to the health of the research community via reading groups and onboarding support

Skills

Python

C++

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Research

Data analysis

Education

PhD in ML/AI or related field

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

Linux

Job description

Meta is seeking a Research Scientist to join our Core Machine Learning Research team to advance foundational AI and ML technologies at scale. You will conduct original research in deep learning, representation learning, and generative modeling, collaborating with researchers and engineers to translate findings into real-world impact.

You will publish at top-tier venues, work on large-scale model architectures, and help shape the direction of machine learning research at Meta.