• Research Software Engineer

    Meta (Redmond, WA)


    Summary:

    At Meta’s Reality Labs Research, our goal is to make world-class consumer virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences. Come work alongside industry-leading scientists and engineers to create the technology that makes VR and AR pervasive and universal. Join the adventure of a lifetime as we make science fiction real and change the world. We are a world-class team of researchers and engineers creating the future of augmented and virtual reality, which together will become as universal and essential as smartphones and personal computers are today. And just as personal computers have done over the past 45 years, AR and VR will ultimately change everything about how we work, play, and connect.We are developing all the technologies needed to enable breakthrough Smartglasses, AR glasses, and VR headsets, including optics and displays, computer vision, audio, graphics, brain-computer interfaces, haptic interaction, eye/hand/face/body tracking, perception science, and true telepresence. Some of those will advance much faster than others, but they all need to happen to enable AR and VR that are so compelling that they become an integral part of our lives.RL Research is looking for an experienced Software Engineer acting as a Technical Lead to join our growing team. You will be partnering with a team of dedicated researchers, developers, and engineers. You will operate at the intersection of wearable devices, AI, and reusable software to build a next-generation research platform.

    Required Skills:

    Research Software Engineer Responsibilities:

    1. Work with a cross functional group spanning multiple teams to define technical goals and lead implementation

    2. Effectively communicate complex features and systems in detail

    3. Understand industry & company-wide trends to help assess & develop new technologies

    4. Partner & collaborate with organization leaders to help improve the level of performance of the team & organization

    5. Understand the goals, strategy, and engineering bottlenecks of the organization

    6. Advocate for higher product quality and engineering efficiency

    Minimum Qualifications:

    Minimum Qualifications:

    7. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

    8. Experience leading projects with industry-wide impact

    9. Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions

    10. Experience in mentoring/influencing engineers across organizations

    11. Experience in driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts

    12. Experience working with prototype/novel hardware

    13. 12+ years of experience programming experience

    14. 12+ years of experience with building large-scale applications, or similar experience

    Preferred Qualifications:

    Preferred Qualifications:

    15. Experience building backend services or platforms

    16. Experience building AR/VR products or infra from ideation to shipping

    17. Experience shipping products to millions of customers or have started a new line of product

    18. Experience with virtual reality (Rift, VIVE, Gear VR, etc.)

    Public Compensation:

    $264,000/year to $342,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

    **Industry:** Internet

    Equal Opportunity:

    Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

     

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