Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Superintelligence Lab hiring in Singapore, says Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang: ‘DM with a resume’

Meta’s Superintelligence Lab (MSL), the high-profile artificial intelligence unit created by CEO Mark Zuckerberg in June amid fierce competition from Google and OpenAI, is expanding in Singapore. This Southeast Asia expansion comes even as the company recently cut around 600 jobs from its AI division. Meta’s singapore hiring was announced by Alexandr Wang, its Chief AI Officer and head of the Superintelligence Lab, shortly after Meta acquired Manus AI, a Singapore-based company specializing in AI agents. The acquisition added around 100 employees to Meta’s AI workforce in the region.

“MSL is hiring in Singapore! We already have some amazing researchers and engineers there, buoyed now by the 100-strong Manus team, and we’re growing fast,” Wang said in a post on X. Wang also encouraged people interested in these roles to apply directly. “Feel free to DM with a resumé if interested!” he added.

Meta’s job cut of 600 employees

The hiring announcement follows reports from November 22, when multiple news outlets said Meta planned to lay off approximately 600 employees from its artificial intelligence unit. According to The Wall Street Journal, which cited an internal memo, the decision was aimed at streamlining operations. “By reducing the size of our team, fewer conversations will be required to make a decision, and each person will be more load-bearing and have more scope and impact,” Wang wrote in the memo.

That job cuts were expected to affect teams working on AI products, infrastructure, and long-term research. However, the memo clarified that the layoffs would not impact TBD Lab, the unit housing many of Zuckerberg’s recent multimillion-dollar AI hires. Wang also stated at that time that there would be no changes to the broader structure of Meta Superintelligence Labs, which was formed over the summer as part of Meta’s broader push to overhaul its AI strategy. Despite the layoffs, the company plans to continue hiring.