AI Research Scientist, Language - Generative AI
New York, NYResearch$154–217K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed today
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Meta seeks a Research Scientist to join its Llama Large Language Model research team. The role focuses on advancing LLM research and applying new science to develop and responsibly release large language models. The ideal candidate has an interest in this work; the posting seeks recognized experts in NLP or reinforcement learning, with experience in areas such as LLM alignment, multilingual modeling, code generation, responsible AI, and model controllability.
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Summary:
Meta is seeking a Research Scientist to join our Llama Large Language Model (LLM) Research team. We are looking for recognized experts in NLP or reinforcement learning; with experience in areas like LLM alignment; multilingual modeling; code generation; responsible AI; and model controllability. The ideal candidate will have an interest in producing and applying new science to help us develop and responsibly release large language models.
Required Skills:
AI Research Scientist, Language - Generative AI Responsibilities:
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Lead, collaborate, and execute on research that pushes forward the state of the art in large language model research
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Directly contribute to experiments, including designing experimental details, writing reusable code, running evaluations, and organizing results
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Work with a large and globally distributed team
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Contribute to publications and open-sourcing efforts
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Help identify long-term ambitious research goals as well as intermediate milestones
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Prioritize research that can be applied to Meta's product development
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Mentor other team members. Play a significant role in healthy cross-functional collaboration
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
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A PhD in AI, computer science, or related technical fields
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Experience holding an industry, faculty, or government researcher position
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Publications in machine learning
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Experience writing software and executing complex experiments involving large AI models and datasets
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Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
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Direct experience in generative AI and LLM research.
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Experience developing and debugging in Python.
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2+ year(s) of work experience in a university, industry, or government lab, in a role with primary emphasis on AI research.
Public Compensation:
$154,000/year to $217,000/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 [email protected].
How this job compares
Set against the 2,207 open Research Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$154–217K/yr
- New York median$101–138K/yr287 salary ranges
- US median$142–217K/yr1,472 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $186K, is 52% above the New York median midpoint ($122K) — in the middle half of Research Scientist salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 349 open Research Scientist jobs in New York and 2,207 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- New York University50 open
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- Experience
- Research Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 6 years (1,141 postings).
- Education
- 1,066 of the 2,207 open Research Scientist jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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