Research Engineer, AI (University Grad) | Ingénieur de recherche en IA (diplômé universitaire)
Meta· Research
MontrealFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Research Engineer role at Meta combining applied research and production engineering to translate cutting-edge AI advances into scalable, production-ready systems and real-world impact. Responsibilities include implementing and optimizing AI models, running experiments, collaborating with researchers, and deploying AI capabilities across Meta products.
Responsibilities
- Implement and optimize machine learning models and AI systems, translating research prototypes into production-quality code
- Design and run controlled experiments to evaluate model performance, validate hypotheses, and inform data-driven decisions in collaboration with research scientists
- Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code for AI pipelines, including data preprocessing, model training, evaluation, and inference
- Instrument AI systems with logging, monitoring, and alerting to track model behavior and detect regressions in production
- Participate in code reviews to improve code quality and share knowledge of AI engineering best practices with peers
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners including research scientists, product engineers, and data scientists to define requirements and deliver AI-powered features
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in model training and inference pipelines to improve latency and computational efficiency
- Contribute to technical documentation for new AI features, experimental findings, and system design decisions
- Follow privacy, security, and responsible AI practices throughout the model development and deployment lifecycle
- Support safe rollout of AI model updates using feature flagging and staged deployment frameworks, monitoring key metrics during rollout
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
- Experience implementing machine learning models or AI systems in Python using frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
- Experience writing automated tests, debugging model or pipeline issues, and ensuring reliability of AI systems
- Experience with data analysis and experimentation, including designing and interpreting A/B tests or model evaluation experiments
- Experience building and maintaining production-quality code, including code review participation and adherence to software engineering best practices
Skills
Required:PythonPyTorchTensorFlowExperiment design and analysisSoftware engineering best practices
Benefits
- CA$85,000/year to CA$115,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
- Benefits information available at Meta
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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