Software Engineer, Machine Learning

$173,000 - $241,000/Yr

Meta - Lansing, MI

Full-time - Mid Level

Lansing, MI

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About the position

Meta is seeking a Software Engineer specializing in Machine Learning to lead transformative projects that enhance global connectivity. This role involves owning the entire machine learning life cycle, driving excellence across teams, and solving complex social data and prediction challenges. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in machine learning and software engineering, with a focus on developing scalable solutions and influencing engineering culture.

Responsibilities

• Set direction and goals for a sizable team regarding project impact, ML system design, and ML excellence.
• Adapt standard machine learning methods for modern parallel environments such as distributed clusters and GPUs.
• Re-evaluate tradeoffs of existing ML systems and drive efforts to reduce technical debt.
• Lead a team to develop ML best practices and influence engineering culture.
• Serve as a go-to person for complex online/production performance and evaluation issues.
• Develop scalable classifiers and tools using machine learning and data regression.
• Synthesize requirements and create an effective feature roadmap.
• Collaborate with the engineering team to deliver code.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering or a relevant field; 4+ years with a PhD.
• 2+ years of experience in machine learning, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, data mining, or AI.
• Experience developing machine learning models at scale from inception to business impact.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Java, or scripting languages like Python, Perl, PHP, and shell scripts.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and project ownership.

Nice-to-haves

• Masters degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Exposure to architectural patterns of large scale software applications.

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Health benefits