Research Scientist

Job description

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. To apply, click “Apply to Job” online on this web page Responsibilities: Perform research and develop solutions to computer software and computer hardware problems. - Research, design, and develop new optimization algorithms and techniques to improve the efficiency and performance of Facebook’s platforms. - Design and implement large-scale distributed software systems to serve large numbers of complex requests simultaneously and without failure. - Utilize technical research background, train new ranking models, and run experiments. - Create tools for migrating large bodies of user data across systems for new products, scalability efforts, and development of new core infrastructure. - Use machine learning, statistics,...