About the role#
Meta is seeking Research Interns for the Feed Recommendation team. This group manages content recommendations for users across the platform. You will frame practical challenges in recommendation as machine learning problems and build solutions alongside research scientists and software engineers. The internship lasts 12 to 24 weeks with various start dates available throughout the year.
What you'll do#
- Perform research to advance the science and technology of intelligent machines.
- Develop novel NLP algorithms and systems using deep learning and machine learning on big data.
- Analyze and improve the efficiency, scalability, and stability of deployed systems.
- Collaborate with researchers and cross-functional partners to communicate plans, progress, and results.
- Publish research findings and contribute to work that applies to Meta product development.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a Ph.D. program in Computer Science, AI, NLP, Speech Recognition, Sentiment Analysis, Computer Vision, or a related technical field.
- Experience with Python, C++, C, or Java.
- Experience with deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- Knowledge of generative model training and deep learning architectures such as Transformers, GPTs, and BERT.
- Ability to obtain and maintain work authorization in the United States.
- Intent to return to your degree program after the internship.
- A record of research achievements, including publications at conferences like NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, or KDD.
- Experience in areas such as reinforcement learning, large language model pre-training and fine-tuning, sequence modeling, or diffusion models.
- Demonstrated software development experience through internships, projects, or open-source contributions.
Location & details#
- Location: Bellevue, Washington.
- Work modality: On-site.
- Employment type: Full-time intern.
- Compensation: $7,650 to $12,667 per month.
About Meta
Meta develops software and social media applications. It operates platforms such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The company maintains headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Current work focuses on augmented and virtual reality alongside artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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