Research Engineer (Robotics) - World Modelling, FAIR

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses, including apps like Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
$56,250 - $173,000
Machine Learning
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
2+ years of experience
AI · Robotics

Description For Research Engineer (Robotics) - World Modelling, FAIR

Meta is seeking a Research Engineer to join their prestigious Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team, one of the leading industrial AI research organizations globally. This role presents an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge world modeling technologies for embodied and wearable agents.

The position involves working with state-of-the-art AI technologies, including self-supervised learning from video (e.g., joint-embedding predictive architectures/JEPAs), predictive models, and model-based reinforcement learning. You'll be part of a team driving innovations across the entire technical stack, from data curation to training large-scale models and designing robust benchmarks.

As a Research Engineer, you'll contribute to groundbreaking research that advances artificial intelligence while collaborating with top scientists and engineers in a cross-functional environment. The role combines hands-on software engineering with research activities, requiring both technical expertise and research acumen.

The position offers competitive compensation ranging from $56,250 to $173,000 annually, plus bonus and equity opportunities. Meta provides comprehensive benefits and fosters an inclusive work environment that values diversity and innovation.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong technical background who is passionate about AI research and wants to work on problems that could shape the future of artificial intelligence and robotics. The role offers the chance to publish research, contribute to open-source projects, and work with cutting-edge technology while being part of Meta's ambitious vision for the future of AI and computing.

Working at Meta means joining a company that's pushing the boundaries of technology while building products that impact billions of people globally. The company's commitment to research and innovation, combined with its vast resources and talented team, makes this an ideal position for someone looking to make significant contributions to the field of AI and robotics.

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Responsibilities For Research Engineer (Robotics) - World Modelling, FAIR

  • Leading, collaborating, and executing on research that pushes forward the state of the art in artificial intelligence
  • Contributing to experimental design, implementation, evaluation, and reporting results
  • Working with and creating large datasets and evaluation benchmarks
  • Collaborating with scientists and engineers in a large cross-functional team
  • Building optimized software tooling and infrastructure to accelerate research outcomes
  • Influence progress of relevant research communities by producing publications
  • Open source high quality code and produce reproducible research

Requirements For Research Engineer (Robotics) - World Modelling, FAIR

Python
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, and 2+ years of equivalent domain-specific industry experience
  • Research background in machine learning, artificial intelligence, computational statistics, applied mathematics, or related areas
  • 2+ years experience coding software and executing complex experiments
  • Experience with Python and PyTorch
  • Research experience in one or more of these areas: computer vision, multimodal perception, robotics, self-supervised representation learning, reinforcement learning and control

Benefits For Research Engineer (Robotics) - World Modelling, FAIR

Medical Insurance
Equity
401k
  • Medical Insurance
  • Equity
  • 401k

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