Meta
AI

AI Research Scientist, VLM (vision language models)

Meta · Bellevue, WA, US · $154k - $217k

Actively hiring Posted 15 days ago

Responsibilities

  • Lead, collaborate, and execute on research that pushes forward the state of the art in multimodal reasoning and generation research.• Work towards long-term ambitious research goals, while identifying intermediate milestones.• Directly contribute to experiments, including designing experimental details, writing reusable code, running evaluations, and organizing results.• Work with a large team.• Contribute to publications and open-sourcing efforts.• Mentor other team members. Play a significant role in healthy cross-functional collaboration.• Prioritize research that can be applied to Meta's product development.
  • Push state of the art in multimodal generative AI
  • Explore new techniques for advanced reasoning and multimodal understanding for AI Assistants
  • Mentor and work with AI/ML engineers to find a path from research to production

Basic qualifications

  • Publications in machine learning, computer vision, NLP, speech
  • 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

Preferred qualifications

  • Direct experience in generative AI and LLM research
  • Fluent in Python and PyTorch (or equivalent)

About the company

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp 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. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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 [email protected].

$154,000/year to $217,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

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