Facebook App Looking For Research Scientist at Seattle, WA Full Time

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, WhatsApp, and Novi 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.

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, or other data techniques to build algorithms.

Suggest, collect, and synthesize system requirements from stakeholders and create effective feature roadmaps.

Analyze and resolve computer challenges from a system engineering standpoint.

Employer will accept a PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field. Position also requires completion of a university-level course, research project, internship, thesis, or 6 months of experience in each of the following:

Algorithms, data structures, or systems software

Solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches

Communicating complex research in a clear, precise, and actionable manner

Research in topics closely related to system security, storage privacy, and applied crypto

Java, C++, Perl, PHP, or Python

Developing file systems with security properties.

Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we’re building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we’re creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities – we’re just getting started.

Facebook is proud to be an Equal 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.Facebook 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 [email protected].