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    Data Scientist, Product Analytics

    Meta
    Austin, TX FULL_TIME $147,000/year to $208,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits 2026-05-26

    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.

    About the Position

    Introduction

    As a Data Scientist at Meta, you will be instrumental in shaping the future of user-facing and business products across the entire Meta family of applications, including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Oculus. Leveraging your technical skills, analytical mindset, and product intuition on an extensive dataset, you will define experiences for billions of people and millions of businesses globally.

    Responsibilities

    • Work with large and complex datasets to solve challenging problems using various analytical and statistical approaches.
    • Apply technical expertise in quantitative analysis, experimentation, data mining, and data presentation to develop product strategies.
    • Identify and measure the success of product efforts through goal setting, forecasting, and monitoring key product metrics.
    • Define, understand, and test opportunities for product improvement, driving roadmaps with insights and recommendations.
    • Partner with Product, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to inform, influence, support, and execute product strategy and investment decisions.

    Requirements

    • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
    • 4+ years of work experience in analytics, data querying languages such as SQL, scripting languages such as Python, and/or statistical mathematical software such as R (minimum of 2 years with a Ph.D.).
    • 4+ years of experience solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches, understanding ecosystems, user behaviors & long-term product trends, and leading data-driven projects from definition to execution (including defining metrics, experiment design, and communicating actionable insights).

    Nice to Have

    • Master's or Ph.D. Degree in a quantitative field.

    Benefits

    • Bonus and equity.
    • Comprehensive benefits package (details available on Meta's careers site).

    About Company

    Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. Since Facebook's launch in 2004, Meta's applications like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp have empowered billions. Now, Meta is exploring augmented and virtual reality to build the next evolution in social technology, moving beyond 2D screens to immersive experiences. By joining Meta, you will contribute to shaping a future that transcends current digital connection possibilities, beyond the constraints of screens, distance, and even physics.

    How to Apply

    Apply via the provided application link.

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    Location

    Austin, TX

    Type

    FULL_TIME

    Keywords

    AI
    Data Mining
    Data Science
    Experimentation
    Meta
    Product Analytics
    Product Strategy
    Python
    Quantitative Analysis
    R
    SQL
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