Job Information
Meta Research Data Scientist in Bellevue, Washington
Summary:
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, 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. To apply, click “Apply to Job” online on this web page.
Required Skills:
Research Data Scientist Responsibilities:
Build pragmatic, scalable, and statistically rigorous solutions to large-scale web, mobile, and data infrastructure problems by leveraging or developing state-of-the-art statistical and machine learning methodologies on top of Meta's unparalleled data infrastructure.
Work cross-functionally to define problem statements, collect data, build analytical models, and make recommendations.
Build and maintain data driven optimization models, experiments, forecasting algorithms, and machine learning models.
Leverage tools like Python, R, Hadoop & SQL to drive efficient analytics.
Communicate final recommendations and drive decision-making.
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
Requires a PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, or other related field. Requires completion of a university-level course, research project, internship, or thesis in the following:
- Machine Learning, Statistics, or other data analysis tools and techniques
- Performing data extraction, cleaning, analysis, and presentation for medium to large datasets
- Programming language: Python, R, Java, or C++
- Writing SQL queries
- Scientific computing and analysis packages such as NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, dplyr, or ggplot2
- Statistics methods such as forecasting, time series, hypothesis testing, classification, clustering, or regression analysis
- Data visualization libraries such as Matplotlib, Pyplot, or ggplot2
- Learning libraries and packages such as PyTorch, Caffe2, TensorFlow, Keras or Theano.
Public Compensation:
$176,865/year to $196,900/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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