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Technical Program Manager, FAIR (AI Research)

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Menlo Park, CAJob$199–272K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$199–272K/yr
Location
Menlo Park, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

As a Technical Program Manager at FAIR, the hire will lead complex cross-functional programs supporting scientific discovery and innovation at Meta. They will partner with researchers, engineers, product managers, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable solutions across initiatives, including compute infrastructure, data management, and generative AI. The role supports research and the development of AI products and features.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Program ManagementCompute InfrastructureData EngineeringMachine LearningGenerative AIOrganizational SkillsCommunicationStakeholder ManagementCross-Functional CollaborationHuman DataMachine Learning DatasetsRL EnvironmentsGenerative Model DevelopmentPrompt EngineeringContext EngineeringAgent OrchestrationAI Workflow IntegrationResponsible AIRisk AssessmentBias MitigationModel Performance Evaluation

Qualifications

BS in Computer Science or Related Technical Discipline or Equivalent Experience10+ Years Engineering or Technical Product/Program Management Experience

Full job description

Summary:

As a Technical Program Manager (TPM) at FAIR, you will lead complex, cross-functional programs that accelerate scientific discovery and innovation at Meta. You will partner closely with researchers, engineers, product managers, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable solutions across different initiatives. Your work will enable cutting-edge research and the development of state-of-the-art AI products and features.

Required Skills:

Technical Program Manager, FAIR (AI Research) Responsibilities:

  1. Drive end-to-end program management for technical initiatives spanning compute infrastructure, data management, and generative AI projects. Ensure alignment and execution across research, engineering, product, infrastructure, and operations teams

  2. Collaborate directly with researchers to understand evolving requirements, workflows, and challenges. Co-design solutions that enable advanced experiments, model development, and scientific breakthroughs

  3. Guide technical strategy, system architecture, and process improvements for compute systems, data pipelines, and generative model productionization. Identify and mitigate risks, resolve blockers, and ensure program milestones are met

  4. Develop and implement best practices for reliability, scalability, data quality, and privacy. Support both technical and operational needs to ensure solutions are effective and adaptable

  5. Facilitate regular communication, documentation, and feedback loops with all stakeholders, including leadership and external partners. Provide clear updates and ensure transparency as program needs evolve

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

  1. B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience

  2. 10+ years of software engineering, systems engineering, hardware engineering, or technical product/program management experience

  3. Experience managing technical programs in compute infrastructure, data engineering, machine learning, or generative AI, ideally in a research or lab environment

  4. Organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with demonstrated experience building partnerships across technical and research teams

  5. Experience to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

  1. Familiarity with human data, machine learning datasets, RL environments, and generative model development is a plus

  2. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

  3. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

  4. Technical background in compute systems, data engineering, machine learning, or related fields is preferred

  5. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

  6. Experience evaluating model performance online and offline

Public Compensation:

$199,000/year to $272,000/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 3,776 open Technical Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$199–272K/yr
  • California median$168–236K/yr777 salary ranges
  • US median$135–220K/yr3,458 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $236K, is 17% above the California median midpoint ($201K) — in the top quarter of Technical Program Manager salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 903 open Technical Program Manager jobs in California and 3,776 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Technical Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (3,021 postings).
Education
1,019 of the 3,776 open Technical Program Manager jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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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