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Meta · 2 hours ago

Research Scientist - Central Applied Science

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

Meta is an innovative technology company focused on connecting people and building communities. They are seeking researchers and applied scientists to join their Central Applied Science team to deliver impactful research and innovation across various products and operations.

Computer Software

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Work with vast amounts of data, generate research questions that push the state-of-the-art, and build data-driven products

Develop novel quantitative methods on top of Meta's unparalleled data infrastructure

Work towards long-term ambitious research goals, while identifying intermediate milestones

Communicate best practices in quantitative analysis to partners

Work both independently and collaboratively with other scientists, engineers, UX researchers, and product managers to accomplish complex tasks that deliver demonstrable value to Meta's community of over 3.8 billion users

Actively identify new opportunities within Meta's long term roadmap for data science contributions

Qualification

Machine LearningArtificial IntelligenceStatisticsData AnalysisPythonRDeep LearningPyTorchTensorFlowC++JavaPrestoHiveSparkPublicationsCollaborationCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

PhD in computer science, statistics or a related field

Publications in Machine Learning, AI, computer science, statistics, data science, or related technical fields

Experience analyzing datasets using languages like Python or R

Experience using machine learning and deep learning frameworks, such as PyTorch, TensorFlow or scikit-learn

Experience developing algorithms in languages like Python, C, C++ or Java

Experience analyzing large datasets using tools like Presto, Hive or Spark

Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

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