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Data Scientist

Meta

H1B ✓On-siteentry levelPosted March 28, 2026

About the Role

Apply expertise in quantitative analysis, data mining, and data presentation to understand user interaction with products, and mine massive data for business insights. Develop data pipelines with machine-learning systems and build user behavior models to power production systems.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field like Computer Science or Statistics is required, along with experience in quantitative analysis, data querying using SQL, and scripting in Python. Candidates must also have experience with statistical software, applied statistics like A/B testing, machine learning, ETL processes, and large-scale data processing infrastructures.

Full Job Description

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services 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. To apply, click “Apply to Job” online on this web page.

Responsibilities

  • Apply your expertise in quantitative analysis, data mining, and the presentation of data to see beyond the numbers and understand how Meta users interact with our consumer and business products.
  • Mine massive amounts of data and perform large-scale data analysis to extract useful business insights.
  • Develop data pipelines with automated, machine-learning systems that convert noisy core datasets into powerful signals of user behavior.
  • Building models of user behaviors for analysis or to power production systems.
  • Partner with Product and Engineering teams to solve problems and identify trends and opportunities.
  • Design and implement dashboards and reports that track key business metrics and provide actionable insights.
  • Inform, influence, support, and execute our product decisions and product launches by effectively communicating results to cross functional groups.
  • Work across areas of product operations, exploratory analysis, product leadership, and data infrastructure to help shape the future of what we build at Meta.


Minimum Qualifications

  • Requires a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field
  • Requires completion of a university-level course, research project, or internship involving the following:
  • Performing quantitative analysis including data mining on highly complex data sets
  • Data querying language(s) including SQL
  • Scripting language(s) including Python
  • Statistical or mathematical software including R, SAS, or Matlab
  • Applied statistics or experimentation using A/B testing, in an industry setting
  • Machine learning techniques
  • ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes
  • Relational databases
  • Large-scale data processing infrastructures using distributed systems
  • Quantitative analysis techniques, including clustering, regression, pattern recognition, or descriptive and inferential statistics


$190,600/year to $199,650/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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Compensation

Base Salary (from JD)

$190,600 – $199,650

AI Est. Total Comp

$293,125

Details

Location

Menlo Park

Work Type

On-site

Seniority

entry level

Experience

2-5 years

Category

core ds

Quality Score

8.2

Key Skills

Quantitative AnalysisData MiningData PresentationData AnalysisData PipelinesMachine LearningSQLPythonRSASMatlabA/B TestingETLDistributed SystemsClusteringRegression