Research Scientist - Generative AI

Job Description

About the Role

Meta is seeking a Research Scientist to join our new Large Language Model (LLM) Research team. We are looking for recognized experts in generative AI and NLP, with experience in areas like language model evaluation; data processing for pretraining and fine-tuning; responsible LLMs; LLM alignment; reinforcement learning for language model tuning; efficient training and inference; and/or multilingual and multimodal modeling. The ideal candidate will have an interest in producing and applying new science to help us develop and deploy large language models.

Key Responsibilities

Directly contribute to experiments, including designing experimental details, writing reusable code, running evaluations, and organizing results
Contribute to publications and open-sourcing efforts
Work with a large team
Help identify long-term ambitious research goals as well as intermediate milestones
Prioritize research that can be applied to Meta's product development
Mentor other team members
Play a significant role in healthy cross-functional collaboration

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
PhD in AI, computer science, data science, or related technical fields
Experience holding an industry, faculty, or government researcher position
Publications in machine learning
Experience writing software and executing complex experiments involving large AI models and datasets
Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
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

Nice to Have

2+ years of work experience in a university, industry, or government lab, in a role with primary emphasis on AI research
Direct experience in generative AI and LLM research
Experience in developing and debugging in Python
First author publications experience at peer-reviewed AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, CVPR, ICML, ICLR, ICCV, and ACL)

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent practical experience
PhD in AI, computer science, data science, or related fields

Benefits & Perks

$117,000/year to $173,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location
Benefits offered in addition to base salary

Working at Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. The company emphasizes innovation in social technology, including immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality. Meta values diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity, inclusive hiring practices, and providing accommodations for candidates with disabilities.

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