Moving from product data science to research science at meta

Feb 23 56 Comments

Is it possible/common to move from a product data science role at meta to a research science role?

I have qualifications for both, but only ever get contacted for product data science roles.

Curious if anyone has made the move or has a view on what that looks like.

TC 200k

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  • Meta
    KVwY38

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    KVwY38
    It's possible, I know people who have done similar things, I wouldn't recommend it. It's basically as much work as doing full eng interview loops elsewhere, and your TC will be significantly below your peers for an extended period of time after you switch since the initial grant is much lower for product DS.

    All but one data point I know who did this left FB within a year.

    Edit: oh, and forgot to mention, there's typically a down-level when transferring into SWE ladder roles (although not always).
    Feb 23 13
    • Reddit
      snoonimous

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      snoonimous
      Research scientist isn’t a job category and doesn’t tell you anything about comp or equity. Core data science research scientists get swe equity, demography and social science research scientists get Ds equity (~60% of swe equity). Equity is determined by the job type, the research scientist title is just there to for Visa reasons.
      Feb 24
    • Meta
      KVwY38

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      KVwY38
      +1, Reddit is correct. You see RS titles throughout eng, FAIR, CDS, and even GBO. Business card titles are always ambiguous. I know at least three job ladders with different equity grant amounts that can be called RS titles.
      Feb 25
  • Deloitte / Eng
    350k 4yoe

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    Deloitte
    350k 4yoe
    I heard that research scientists at Meta are title reserved for SWE with PhDs (easier for green card filing purposes). If you’re talking about people in FAIR, you would probably need PhDs any way or a lot of publications.
    Feb 23 3
  • Is it a downlevel to move from product experience or product growth analyst teams to product DS? Or are they all at same levels?
    Feb 23 10
    • I'm interviewing with them and have some questions, can I dm either of you Mera folks?
      Feb 24
    • Meta / Eng
      MacauMouse

      Go to company page Meta Eng

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      MacauMouse
      Don’t use the app, so don’t have access to DMs. Bar is pretty low in my opinion - modest preparation and structure is enough to land the job (just think it’s a PM job and you’ll be over prepared).
      Feb 24
  • New
    withgrain

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    withgrain
    Product data science at Meta isn’t just product analytics in other companies? It’s really not the hardcore side of DS
    Feb 23 2
    • Meta
      alt_qq

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      Microsoft
      alt_qq
      Most other companies these days also refer to it as product DS. Product analytics roles are getting rarer and more limited in scope.

      Google is one of the few that still calls it product analyst as opposed to product ds
      Feb 23
    • Pinterest calls them Product Analysts as well. Not just Google
      Feb 25
  • Meta
    dsstat

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    dsstat
    There has been cases of product ds moving to CDS.
    Feb 23 3