Research Engineer

Senior Research Engineer

Meta is seeking a strong Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join our Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team, an organization focused on making research breakthroughs in AI

Responsibilities include developing deep learning libraries that support large-scale distributed training, open sourcing high quality code and reproducible results for the community, and bringing the latest research to Meta products for connecting billions of users. The chosen candidate will work with a diverse and highly interdisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and cross-functional partners, and will have access to cutting edge technology, resources, and research facilities.

Responsibilities
Engineer, design, implement, and improve highly-scalable machine learning systems and tools for enabling research
Apply knowledge of relevant research domains, along with expert coding skills, to platform and framework development projects
Write clean and robust machine learning code
Contribute to open-source projects

Minimum Qualifications
Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or relevant technical field
5+ years experience with deep learning
Experience developing machine learning algorithms or machine learning infrastructure in Python or C/C++
Experience with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch and distributed optimization techniques such as FSDP/DDP
Experience working with large datasets and data pipelines
Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, and software engineering best practices.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated software engineering experience via work experience, or widely used contributions in open source repositories (e.g. GitHub)
Prior contributions to open-source AI/ML projects

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.

This posting is for a contract assignment with Tundra Technical Solutions to provide services to Meta.

The pay range that Tundra in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $100/hour - $115/hour.

Tundra’s benefits offering includes optional medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, up to 15 Days PTO per annum and a New Child Benefit.

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.

The Meta CWX Program is enabled by a cutting-edge software platform called TalentNet that leads the contingent labor world for technology innovation. The software platform leverages Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to make sure the right people end up in the right job.

At Meta, we are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to connect people all over the world. That’s why it’s important that our workforce reflects the diversity of the people we serve. Hiring people with different backgrounds and points of view helps us make better decisions, build better products, and create better experiences for everyone.

We give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Our products empower more than 3 billion people around the world to share ideas, offer support, and make a difference.

This posting is for a contract assignment with Tundra Technical Solutions to provide services to Meta. Please note that this is not a full-time employment opportunity. Candidates selected for this role will be engaged as contractors for the specified duration of the project. For any inquiries regarding the terms of the contract or engagement, please contact Tundra Technical Solutions directly.