Staff Research Scientist - ML Innovation for Products

About the role

**Summary:**

ML Innovation for Products team in the ML modeling organization is seeking a staff Research Scientist to join forces in driving innovation in retrieval, ranking, and auction systems across Meta's core Ads business. Our mission is to advance recommendation systems through applied ML, RL, and LLM research, delivering measurable impact on Meta's revenue growth.Our applied machine learning and research team within Meta's applied machine learning organization is focused on the state-of-the-art 0-to-1 ML that powers retrieval, ranking, and auction across Meta's ads systems. You will join a multi-disciplinary team working on advanced machine learning techniques, including reinforcement learning, graph/representation learning, sequence modeling, and long-term value optimization. Our projects span memory-augmented modules for LLMs (memory modules for LLMs), graph learning with multimodal representations, and RL-driven dynamic tuning of ad ranking models. We collaborate closely with other orgs and

**Required Skills:**

Staff Research Scientist - ML Innovation for Products Responsibilities:

1. Research and develop innovative ML/AI models, including memory-based sequence modeling, LLMs and reinforcement learning or graph learning

2. Design methods, tools, and infrastructure to analyze and leverage rich multimodal and sequential data sets

3. Drive and demonstrate measurable business impact contributing directly to Meta's revenue growth

4. Set technical direction for projects, collaborating with and mentoring researchers and engineers

5. Transition and deliver research work into production, impacting Meta's Ads ranking ecosystem

6. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business impact through ML innovation

**Minimum Qualifications:**

Minimum Qualifications:

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

8. PhD or MSc degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field

9. Experience developing machine learning models at scale, from inception to business impact

10. Programming experience in Python and hands-on experience with frameworks such as PyTorch

11. Exposure to architectural patterns of large-scale software applications

12. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

13. Demonstrated experience and self-driven motivation in solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches

**Preferred Qualifications:**

Preferred Qualifications:

14. Experience with reinforcement learning, graph neural networks, or large language models (LLMs)

15. Experience with recommendation systems, retrieval, or ranking at scale

16. Track record of publications in top ML/AI venues (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, KDD, etc.)

17. Track record of setting technical direction for complex projects

18. Experience mentoring researchers or engineers

19. Demonstrated ability to translate research into production systems with measurable business impact

20. Experience in ads, auction systems, or monetization ML

**Public Compensation:**

$184,000/year to $257,000/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.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@meta.com.

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