Director, Data Science - Central Product Platform (CPP) at Meta
Bellevue, WA
$253,000–$314,000from the description
Jul 9, 2026
Bellevue, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A principal-level individual contributor data science role embedded within Meta's internal platform organization, which owns experimentation, research, metrics, and analytics tooling used across the company. The work centers on defining measurement frameworks, leading large-scale causal inference and A/B testing programs, building forecasting systems, and setting analytical standards — including redesigning workflows around AI agents — while advising VP-level stakeholders and mentoring other data scientists.
Principal level · 12+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 8 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (data scientists). range 5–10
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $173,851 (middle half $133,298–$217,653). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The job title in the posting header reads 'Director, Data Science' while the body describes the role as a 'DS Tech Lead' and 'Data Scientist at the principal level' — this is an individual-contributor principal role, not a people-management director; seniority is assessed accordingly.
Location is not explicitly stated; Meta's CPP org is headquartered in Menlo Park/Meta HQ (San Francisco Bay Area CBSA). Remote status is unspecified and defaulted to false given no remote language.
The Bachelor's degree requirement explicitly accepts 'equivalent practical experience,' so no minimum degree is flagged.
Distributed query technologies (Hive, Presto, Spark) appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
AI-related skills (prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration, responsible AI practices) all appear under Preferred Qualifications.
Compensation is stated as $253,000–$314,000/year base, plus bonus, equity, and benefits.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): predictive modeling, agent orchestration.
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