Meta is seeking a Visiting Researcher through a short-term contract to join the Meta Linux Kernel team.About the Meta Kernel team: We work with the Linux community to improve the Kernel for both the company and the billions of Linux systems worldwide. We do this by engaging with the broader Linux development community. You can read more about our team and our work here: https://opensource.fb.com/linux/

Visiting Researcher (PhD), Linux Kernel Scheduling Responsibilities:

• Perform research and experiments on CPU scheduling on x86 systems
• Research and implement new, innovative CPU scheduling algorithms
• By gathering data from experiments, inform the design and development of next-generation scheduling algorithms
• Publish results and code demonstrating these algorithms
• Collaborate with the Meta Kernel Scheduling team to get new approaches upstreamed to Linux

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently in the process of obtaining a PhD degree in a technical field, such as Computer Science
• Past experience developing code for the Linux Kernel
• Past experience submitting and landing code in the Linux Kernel
• Knowledge of eBPF, C, and CPU scheduling techniques

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as publications at leading workshops, journals or conferences.
• Demonstrated research and software engineering experience via an internship, work experience, coding competitions, or widely used contributions in open source repositories (e.g. GitHub).

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.