Are research scientists at Meta really domain experts and pioneers in ML/DL/CV/NLP etc. What does Meta look for in its RS folks and what does it take to get call up ? Do RS folks indeed focus entirely on research? I was in touch with a recruiter earlier who sort of forced me to apply for SE position even though I have papers etc. Some of my friends are/were in Meta too as RS and they are not experts or pioneers etc.
Please chime in with your opinion and experiences. Really curious.
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So there are multiple wings of it
RS - research scientist focus on publishing papers
ARS - they do applied research and apply stuff , experiment new modeling approach to improve business methodologies etc. PhD good to have but not required.
DS - are basically doing sql stuff pulling reports etc (exact words by ARS manager )
Product growth analyst - similar to DS and more like business analyst
SWE ML/MLE - Are MLE who are responsible for productionizing ML
Pay wise
RS >= ARS >= SWE ML/MLE > DS > Product growth analyst
If you don’t have solid research background and PhD then getting RS is not possible. You need strong publications for it
ARS does modeling, Proof of concept and make minimal viable product but don’t productionize either.
After MVP , ARS gives finding and suggestions to MLE/ SWE ML who does the productionizing work
Also I'm not sure what you're looking for with "experts and pioneers". To work in research you need a PhD so yes you have to be an expert.
Comparison of meta & amazon roles.
RS = RS
ARS = AS
DS = BIE/DS
PGA = BA
Amazon DS can have varying responsibilities which might fall under either meta DS or ARS depending upon team.