Research Scientist, Reinforcement Learning (PhD)

**Summary:**

The AI Research Scientist role conducts cutting-edge research and develops advanced machine learning models—particularly in large language models, and recommendation systems—to drive innovation in content and user understanding, retrieval, and ranking. These deliverables directly enhance Meta’s products by powering more accurate, efficient, and personalized recommendations across Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and other platforms. By pushing the boundaries of AI, the role supports Meta’s business growth, improves user experiences, and enables scalable solutions that benefit Meta’s customers and people.

**Required Skills:**

Research Scientist, Reinforcement Learning (PhD) Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate, and execute on research that pushes forward the state of the art in large language model research

2. Directly contribute to experiments, including designing experimental details, running evaluations, and organizing results

3. Contribute to publications and open-sourcing efforts

4. Help identify long-term research goals as well as intermediate milestones

5. Prioritize research that can be applied to Meta's product development

**Minimum Qualifications:**

Minimum Qualifications:

6. 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

7. Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a PhD degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or related technical fields

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

**Preferred Qualifications:**

Preferred Qualifications:

9. Experience with applying reinforcement learning techniques to production scale systems

10. Experience in ranking, recommendation, or auction systems

11. Prior work bridging academic research and real-world applications

12. Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as publications at leading workshops, journals or conferences

13. Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment

**Public Compensation:**

$122,000/year to $181,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

**Industry:** Internet

**Equal Opportunity:**

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

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