Research Engineer, FAIR SGT - Paris New

Meta's Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) organization is seeking a Research Engineer to drive advancements in generative models, with a particular focus on fundamental topics (data efficiency, continual learning) in large language models (LLMs) research. The role involves working across the full spectrum of research, engineering, and deployment for both product and frontier model efforts.Responsibilities

Lead and execute research to advance the state-of-the-art in generative models and LLM performance

Systematically perform independent research, quickly adapting to new developments in the field

Directly contribute to the experimental process, including designing details, implementing reusable code, running evaluations, and organizing results

Contribute to publications, open-sourcing initiatives, and mentor other team members

Ensure effective cross-functional collaboration

Minimum Qualifications

Demonstrated experience with training, fine-tuning, and experimentation on foundation models beyond black-box usage

Familiarity with PyTorch

Must be able to obtain and maintain work authorization in the country of employment

Preferred Qualifications

Ability to conduct independent research, communicate complex ideas with peers

Hold first-author publications at peer-reviewed AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR)