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Research Scientist – Central Applied Science

Meta· Engineering
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Menlo Park, CA$184k - $257kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Applied science role focusing on data-driven research and tooling to contribute to Meta's products, infrastructure, and operations. Candidates should have publications in AI/ML, statistics, operations research, causal inference, and experimentation, with experience building data-driven products and research frameworks.

Responsibilities

  • Work with vast amounts of data, generate research questions that push the state-of-the-art, and build data-driven products which impact the business
  • Develop novel quantitative methods on top of Meta's data infrastructure
  • Work towards long-term ambitious research goals, while identifying intermediate milestones
  • Communicate best practices in quantitative analysis to partners
  • Work independently and collaboratively with scientists, engineers, and product managers to deliver demonstrable value to Meta's community of over 3.8 billion users
  • Actively identify new opportunities for scientific tooling and systems to yield outsized impact, in line with Central Applied Science's role and mission within Meta

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • PhD in computer science, statistics, operations research or a related field
  • 4+ years of industry experience in an applied R&D capacity or similar function
  • Publications in Machine Learning, AI, computer science, statistics, data science, or related technical fields
  • Experience analyzing datasets using languages such as Python
  • Experience using machine learning and deep learning frameworks, such as PyTorch, TensorFlow or scikit-learn
  • Experience developing algorithms in languages such as Python, C, C++ or Java
  • Experience analyzing large datasets using tools such as Presto, Hive or Spark
  • Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Skills

Required:Data analysis and research designPythonMachine learning frameworksAlgorithmsBig data tooling
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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