Research Engineer - FAIR, SGT
Paris, France
Posted on Apr 14, 2026
Meta's Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) organization is seeking a Research Engineer to drive advancements in large language models. The role involves working across the full spectrum of research, engineering, optimization, and deployment for both product and frontier model efforts.
Research Engineer - FAIR, SGT Responsibilities:
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.
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.
Research Engineer - FAIR, SGT Responsibilities:
- Innovate, lead, and execute pioneering algorithmic research to push the state-of-the-art in generative models and LLM performance
- Directly contribute to the experimental process, including designing details, implementing reusable code, running evaluations, and organizing results
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (research, product, infra) to build new and advance LLM optimization
- Analyze and optimize code for quality, efficiency, and performance, and provide feedback to peers during code reviews
- Lead initiatives, provide technical guidance and mentorship to peers, and help onboard new team members
- Contribute to publications, open-sourcing initiatives, and mentor other team members
- Masters-level education in computer science
- Experience in building LLM systems efficiently and at scale
- PhD in a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Publications in top-tier venues such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR
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.
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.
