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AI Research Scientist, Visual Coding - MSL FAIR

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Compensation
$184–257K/yr
Location
Menlo Park, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Meta seeks an AI Research Scientist to advance visual coding and multimodal large language models within Meta Superintelligence Labs’ Fundamental AI Research organization. The role contributes across pre-training, mid-training, and post-training, working with data and training at scale across image, video, audio, and 3D modalities. The scientist will collaborate with researchers and engineers on frontier models and complex technical projects.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Visual Code GenerationData CurationEvaluation DevelopmentTechnical LeadershipLarge Language ModelsLarge Media ModelsComputer VisionAI/ML ModelsMultimodal Pre-TrainingResearch PublicationPythonPyTorchSparkDistributed ComputingSQLHiveIcebergParquet

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science or Related Field or Equivalent ExperiencePhD in Computer Science or Related Field2+ Years Industry Research ExperienceLeading Peer-Reviewed Publications or Significant AI Industry InfluenceFirst-Author Conference Publications

Full job description

Summary:

We are seeking AI research scientists to help us build Meta's most advanced multimodal large language models. To push the frontier of what those models can generate, we need to work with data and train at scale, and advance our visual coding capabilities.Our team contributes across all stages of development (pre-training, mid-training, post-training) and all multimodal modalities (image, video, audio, 3D). We are tackling complex challenges at trillion-scale, including organic data curation, synthetic data generation, agent and interaction data, visual code generation, agent post-training, and frontier paradigms that redefine what is possible.Based in Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) within the Fundamental AI Research Organization (FAIR), you will directly contribute to Meta's frontier models and collaborate with scientists and engineers across MSL.

Required Skills:

AI Research Scientist, Visual Coding - MSL FAIR Responsibilities:

  1. Apply specialized expertise in visual code generation for 3D, web, and game environments

  2. Execute on high-priority projects in pre-training, mid-training, or post-training data curation and evaluation development

  3. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop Meta’s next foundational models

  4. Lead complex technical projects end-to-end

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

  1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

  2. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

  3. A PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field

  4. 2+ years of industry research experience with large language or large media models, computer vision, or related AI/ML models

  5. Experience as a formal technical lead, leading major technical initiatives with cross-functional impact, and/or influencing strategy across multiple teams

  6. Experience in visual code generation - generating code that produces visual output for 3D, web, or game environments

  7. Experience with multimodal pre-training or mid-training data curation for large media perception models

  8. Published research in leading peer-reviewed conferences (e.g., ACL, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, KDD, CVPR, ICCV) and/or demonstrated significant industry influence in the field of AI

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

  1. Experience working on frontier-quality and state-of-the-art Large Language or Large Media Models

  2. Programming experience in Python and hands-on experience with frameworks like PyTorch or Spark, or related distributed computing frameworks (Ray, DataFlow)

  3. Familiarity with SQL and file formats, such as Hive, Iceberg, Parquet, etc

  4. First-author publications in leading peer-reviewed conferences (e.g., ACL, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, KDD, CVPR, ICCV)

Public Compensation:

$184,000/year to $257,000/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 2,164 open Research Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$184–257K/yr
  • California median$183–273K/yr498 salary ranges
  • US median$148–225K/yr1,445 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $221K, is close to the California median midpoint ($226K) — in the middle half of Research Scientist salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 721 open Research Scientist jobs in California and 2,164 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Research Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (1,145 postings).
Education
1,108 of the 2,164 open Research Scientist jobs (51%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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