Research Engineer - MRS AI Algorithm Team

Meta
New York, US

Job Description

Summary:

Join Meta's dynamic Meta Recommendation Systems (MRS) AI Algorithm Team as a Research Engineer, where you'll be instrumental in building our innovative User Intelligence Engine. This unified platform will redefine user understanding by integrating state-of-the-art technologies in user modeling and multi-architecture systems. Collaborate with experts in Generative AI and ranking methodologies to create personalized and context-aware experiences across Meta's ecosystem.

As a key member of our rapidly expanding machine learning team, you'll help shape cutting-edge user understanding models and drive the evolution of Meta's Recommendation Systems, delivering intuitive and adaptive personalization.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement large-scale model architectures, harnessing the power of model scaling and transfer learning.
  • Focus on training scalability and signal scaling to enhance model efficiency, performance, and reliability.
  • Utilize innovative sequence learning techniques to advance recommender systems and machine learning.
  • Design generative modeling solutions to support data augmentation efforts.
  • Develop and deploy robust machine learning pipelines.
  • Tackle data-related challenges through innovative solutions, utilizing expertise in semi/self-supervised learning, generative methods, debiasing, domain adaptation, continual learning, data augmentation, cold-start strategies, and large language models.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience (must be completed prior to joining Meta).
  • Research experience in machine learning, deep learning, recommender systems, or natural language processing.
  • Proficiency in Python programming and hands-on experience with frameworks such as PyTorch.
  • Familiarity with architectural patterns of large-scale software applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to enhance workflows and achieve measurable impacts.
  • Experience in implementing responsible and ethical AI practices.
  • Ongoing skill development in AI, including prompt engineering and agent orchestration.
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
  • PhD in AI, computer science, data science, or similar fields.
  • First-author publications in leading AI conferences.
  • Practical experience with generative AI, large language models, or recommender systems.
  • Proven track record in developing large-scale machine learning models from inception to business impact.

Public Compensation:

$58.65/hour to $181,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity: Meta promotes diversity and is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based on legally protected characteristics. Meta participates in the E-Verify program where required by law. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to request reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process.

Skills & Requirements

Technical Skills

PythonPytorchMachine learningDeep learningRecommender systemsNatural language processing

Salary

$181,000+

year

Level

mid

Posted

4/9/2026

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