AI Engineer, Specialist - VR - (Technical Leadership)
Burlingame, CAJob$219–301K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Meta builds social technologies and is moving beyond 2D screens toward augmented and virtual reality experiences. The AI Engineer, Specialist - VR will develop scalable machine-learning algorithms and classifiers, adapt methods for parallel computing environments, and research techniques to improve platform efficiency and performance. The role also involves gathering training data, training ranking models, running experiments, and collaborating with engineering teams to deliver code.
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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.
Required Skills:
AI Engineer, Specialist - VR - (Technical Leadership) Responsibilities:
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Develop highly scalable algorithms based on state-of-the-art machine learning and neural network methodologies
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Suggest, collect, and synthesize requirements and create effective feature roadmap
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Code deliverables in tandem with the engineering team
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Adapt standard machine learning methods to best exploit modern parallel environments (e.g., distributed clusters, multicore SMP, and GPU)
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distributed clusters, multicore SMP, and GPU)
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Perform specific responsibilities which vary by team
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Research, design, and develop new algorithms and techniques to improve the efficiency and performance of Meta's platforms
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Gather data for machine-learning training
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train new ranking models and run experiments
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Identify potential improvements in Meta's software and technology products
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Research and present effects of current engineering efforts on Meta's market standing from an economic and game-theoretic point of view
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Develop highly scalable classifiers and tools leveraging machine learning, data regression, and rules based models
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
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Experience with research and/or work in machine learning, NLP, reinforcement learning, deep learning, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, signal processing, data mining, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, or computer vision
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Experience coding in one or more of the following: Java, C++, Perl, PHP, or Python
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
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Experience with large scale model training, implementing algorithms, and evaluating speech-based systems
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3+ years experience as an Applied AI Research Scientist or an Applied AI Research Engineer
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Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment
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PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant technical field
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Experience with developing scalable machine learning models in at least one of the following areas: Crawling, indexing, extraction, retrieval, ranking, recommendations, measurement, tooling, evaluation, query understanding, planning, vector databases, or embeddings
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Experience evaluating alternative technical solutions by analyzing tradeoffs in performance, cost, and maintainability to recommend a path forward
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Experience taking ideas from research to production
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First author publications experience at peer-reviewed AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, CVPR, ICML, ICLR, ICCV, and ACL)
Public Compensation:
$219,000/year to $301,000/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 7,320 open AI Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$219–301K/yr
- California median$156–260K/yr1,144 salary ranges
- US median$131–235K/yr6,305 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $260K, is 24% above the California median midpoint ($209K) — in the top quarter of AI Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,369 open AI Engineer jobs in California and 7,320 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Deloitte186 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; AI Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (6,410 postings).
- Education
- 2,923 of the 7,320 open AI Engineer jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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