Research Scientist, MSL, Realtime AI Voice Team

Meta is seeking AI Research Scientists to join the Realtime AI Voice team in Meta Super-intelligence Labs. The team works on speech-LLMs, and leverages knowledge in areas like speech encoders, pre-training, post-training, reinforcement learning, LLM alignment, multimodal modeling, speech and audio processing, speech recognition, speech synthesis, and multilingual modeling.

Research Scientist, MSL, Realtime AI Voice Team Responsibilities:

• Collaborate, and execute on research that pushes forward the state of the art in speech and large language model research
• Directly contribute to experiments, including designing experimental details, develop reusable code, running evaluations, and organizing results
• Help identify long-term research goals as well as intermediate milestones
• Work cross-functionally to translate research breakthroughs into scalable, production-ready solutions for Meta's conversational AI / product experiences

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta
• PhD degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or similar quantitative field OR Masters degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or similar quantitative field and relevant industry experience
• Experience in training, fine-tuning, and/or experimenting with foundation models beyond black-box use
• Familiarity with one or more deep learning frameworks (e.g. pytorch, tensorflow, …)
• Experience to communicate complex research for public audiences of peers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven track record publications at peer-reviewed AI & speech conferences (e.g. NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ICASSP)
• Direct experience in generative AI and LLM research

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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$122,000/year to $181,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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.

Client-provided location(s): Menlo Park, CA

Job ID: a1KDp00000CZKw7MAH

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-01-14T19:40:53