$3M Pre-Seed — launch video

Research Engineer, Monetization AI

Sunnyvale$9k – $257k

About this role

We are the Monetization Ranking and Foundational AI organization, dedicated to delivering personalized ads that maximize both user utility and advertiser value. We focus on advancing AI, ML and RecSys technologies for all aspects of Monetization, including ranking, retrieval, model architecture, and optimization. By consistently integrating cutting-edge AI/ML/RecSys advancements, we help Meta’s products achieve long-term goals and have contributed tens of billions in revenue. With our growing impact, we’re seeking AI/ML/RecSys specialists to join our team and drive SOTA research and production across the Monetization organization.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement large-scale model architectures, leveraging model scaling and transfer learning techniques
  • Prioritize training scalability and signal scaling to optimize model performance, efficiency, and reliability
  • Develop and apply NextGen sequence learning techniques to drive advancements in recommender systems and machine learning
  • Design and implement generative modeling solutions for data augmentation
  • Develop and deploy machine learning pipelines
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and optimize ML systems, leveraging expertise in hardware-software co-design, including quantization, compression, and resource-efficient AI, to drive performance improvements and efficiency gains
  • Develop and implement innovative solutions for data-related challenges, utilizing knowledge of semi/self-supervised learning, generative techniques, sampling, debiasing, domain adaptation, continual learning, data augmentation, cold-start, content understanding, and large language models


Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Research experience in machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and/or recommender systems
  • Experience with developing machine learning models at scale from inception to business impact
  • Programming experience in Python and hands-on experience with frameworks such as PyTorch
  • Exposure to architectural patterns of large scale software applications


Preferred Qualifications

  • PhD in AI, Computer Science, Data Science, or related technical fields
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • First author publications at peer-reviewed AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ICCV, CVPR, ACL, EMNLP, RecSys, KDD, WSDM, TheWebConf, ICDM, AAAI)
  • Direct experience in generative AI, LLMs, RecSys, ML research


$88.46/hour to $257,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Company at a glance

Meta focuses on shaping the future of human connection by developing technologies that help people connect, form communities, and grow businesses, including moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive AR/VR experiences.

IndustrySoftware Development
Team Size10000+
Location
Sunnyvale, California, United States

Culture & values

The organization emphasizes creating a safe and respectful online space by encouraging constructive conversations.
There is an emphasis on starting with an open mind and engaging with empathy when discussing ideas.
Comments violating Community Standards will be removed or hidden, and people are expected to treat everybody with respect.
Interactions should be kept constructive to learn about and grow understanding of others.
Moderators uphold guidelines to benefit everyone, every day.
The culture promotes a growth mindset by learning from interactions and expanding understanding.

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