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Research Scientist Intern, AI & System Co-Design (PhD)

Meta
Menlo Park, CA Intern
POSTED ON 12/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/20/2026
The AI System SW/HW Co-design team’s mission is to explore, develop, and help productize high-performance software and hardware technologies for AI at datacenter scale. We achieve this via concurrent design, performance projection, and optimization of many aspects of the system such as models, algorithms, numerics, performance, and AI hardware including compute, networking, and storage. We drive the AI HW roadmap at Meta and ensure our existing and future AI workloads and software are well optimized and suited for new infrastructure. The team works across HW types (GPUs, ASICs), workload types (Recommendation Models, LLM, LDM) and workloads (Training & Inference).We’re a diverse group of problem solvers driven by a culture of experimentation and innovation. As a Research Scientist Intern, you will be a key member of a team of innovators, working on leading AI workloads and distributed systems, and developing architectures to enable the future of AI SW/HW co-design.Our team at Meta AI offers twelve (12) to sixteen (16) weeks long internships and we have various start dates throughout the year. To learn more about our research, visit https://ai.facebook.com.

Research Scientist Intern, AI & System Co-Design (PhD) Responsibilities:

  • Lead and support research that accelerates ML applications over one or more of software, system and accelerator architectures, optimizing training and/or inference of next generation AI workloads here at Meta.
  • Work towards long-term ambitious research goals, while identifying intermediate milestones.
  • Lead and collaborate on research projects with other researchers and engineers across diverse disciplines.
  • Communicate research agenda, progress and results.
  • Influence progress of relevant research communities by producing publications.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a PhD degree in the field of Computer Science or a related STEM field
  • Knowledge of Hardware Architecture and Distributed systems with interest in one or more of High Performance Computing, Numerics, Performance, and AI hardware including compute, networking, and storage
  • 2 years experience in one or more of High Performance Computing, Numerics, Performance and AI hardware including compute, networking and storage
  • Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Track record of achieving results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as first-authored publications at leading workshops or conferences such as MICRO, ISCA, HPCA, ASPLOS, ATC, SOSP, OSDI, MLSys or similar
  • Experience or knowledge in developing and debugging in C/C , Python and/or PyTorch
  • Experience driving original scholarship in collaboration with a team
  • Experience leading a team in solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches
  • Experience in theoretical and empirical research and for answering questions with research
  • Experience communicating research for public audiences of peers
  • Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment
  • Intent to return to the degree program after the completion of the internship/co-op

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.

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.

$7,650/month to $12,134/month 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.

Salary : $7,650 - $12,134

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