AI Research Scientist, Visual Coding - MSL FAIR — Meta, Menlo Park, CA

We are seeking AI research scientists to help us build Meta's most advanced multimodal large language models. To push the frontier of what those models can generate, we need to work with data and train at scale, and advance our visual coding capabilities.Our team contributes across all stages of development (pre-training, mid-training, post-training) and all multimodal modalities (image, video, audio, 3D). We are tackling complex challenges at trillion-scale, including organic data curation, synthetic data generation, agent and interaction data, visual code generation, agent post-training, and frontier paradigms that redefine what is possible.Based in Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) within the Fundamental AI Research Organization (FAIR), you will directly contribute to Meta's frontier models and collaborate with scientists and engineers across MSL.

AI Research Scientist, Visual Coding - MSL FAIR Responsibilities:

• Apply specialized expertise in visual code generation for 3D, web, and game environments

• Execute on high-priority projects in pre-training, mid-training, or post-training data curation and evaluation development

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop Meta’s next foundational models

• Lead complex technical projects end-to-end

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2+ years of industry research experience with large language or large media models, computer vision, or related AI/ML models

• Experience in visual code generation - generating code that produces visual output for 3D, web, or game environments

• Experience with multimodal pre-training or mid-training data curation for large media perception models

• Published research in leading peer-reviewed conferences (e.g., ACL, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, KDD, CVPR, ICCV) and/or demonstrated significant industry influence in the field of AI

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on frontier-quality and state-of-the-art Large Language or Large Media Models

• Programming experience in Python and hands-on experience with frameworks like PyTorch or Spark, or related distributed computing frameworks (Ray, DataFlow)

• Familiarity with SQL and file formats, such as Hive, Iceberg, Parquet, etc

• First-author publications in leading peer-reviewed conferences (e.g., ACL, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, KDD, CVPR, ICCV)

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 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. 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.

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$184,000/year to $257,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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