Software Engineer, Machine Learning Recsys

Meta Meta · Big Tech · Sunnyvale, CA +2

Software Engineer, Machine Learning RecSys at Meta, focusing on building and scaling recommendation systems and AI-powered products for billions of users. This role involves developing ML models at scale, deploying recommendation systems, and integrating LLMs into production environments.

What you'd actually do

  1. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, operations, infrastructure) to build innovative application experiences
  2. Implement custom user interfaces using latest programming techniques and technologies
  3. Develop reusable software components for interfacing with back-end platforms
  4. Analyze and optimize code for quality, efficiency, and performance
  5. Lead complex technical or product efforts and provide technical guidance to peers

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years of experience in software engineering or a relevant field
  • 2+ years of experience in machine learning, recommendation systems, artificial intelligence, or a related technical field
  • Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Javascript or Hack
  • Experience with developing machine learning models at scale from inception to business impact
  • Knowledge developing and debugging in C/C++ and Java, or experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, PHP, and/or shell scripts
  • Proven experience designing, building, or deploying recommendation systems (e.g., collaborative filtering, content-based, hybrid approaches, personalization at scale)
  • Experience building and shipping high quality work and achieving high reliability
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
  • Experience with scripting languages such as Pytorch and TensorFlow
  • Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
  • Hands-on experience working with large language models (LLMs), such as BERT, GPT, or similar architectures, including fine-tuning, integration, or application in production environments

Nice to have

  • 2+ years of experience if you have a PhD
  • Publications in top-tier conferences/journals, patents, or open-source contributions in the recommendations or LLM space
  • Exposure to architectural patterns of large scale software applications
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or another ML-related field

What the JD emphasized

  • machine learning
  • recommendation systems
  • artificial intelligence
  • developing machine learning models at scale
  • deploying recommendation systems
  • large language models (LLMs)
  • fine-tuning
  • integration
  • production environments
  • responsible, ethical AI practices

Other signals

  • building cutting-edge products
  • advance the way people connect globally
  • significant impact
  • machine learning
  • recommendation systems
  • artificial intelligence
  • developing machine learning models at scale
  • deploying recommendation systems
  • integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows
  • working with large language models (LLMs)