Research Scientist, Wearables AI

Location: New York

As a Research Scientist in Wearables AI, you will have the opportunity to perform ground-breaking research to advance the device-driven AI Assistant effort at Meta – e.g. Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses and future Wearable devices. You will build state-of-the-art LLMs to support on-device and on-server use cases, optimize for natural voice interaction, deliver knowledge-grounded, actionable, personalized AI through a unique voice user interface.

You will collaborate closely with Meta Super Intelligence Labs (Meta Super Intelligence Labs) to produce state-of-the-art research and results.

Research Scientist, Wearables AI Responsibilities:

Apply relevant AI and machine learning techniques to build speech/LLM technology that will improve Meta Wearables products and experiences

Develop novel, accurate AI algorithms and advanced systems for large scale applications

Directly contribute to experiments, including designing experimental details, developing reusable code, running evaluations, and organizing results

Work with large data and contribute to development of large scale foundation models

Design methods, tools, and infrastructure to push forward the state of the art in large language models

Minimum Qualifications:

Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a PhD in the field of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Experience working with machine learning libraries like Pytorch etc

Experience with scripting languages such as Python and shell scripts

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with developing large scalable machine learning models in at least one of the following areas: automatic speech recognition, speech synthesis, LLM, or relevant areas

Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as publications at leading workshops, journals or conferences such as ICASSP, Interspeech, NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, or similar

Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment

Experience taking ideas from research to production, solving complex problems and comparing alternative solutions, tradeoffs, and broad points of view to determine a path forward2+ year(s) of work experience in a university, industry, or government lab with emphasis on AI research and development in speech recognition, speech synthesis, natural language understanding, machine learning, deep learning, or related fields

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and Whats App 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. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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.

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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 $122,000/year to $181,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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