Applied Research Scientist, Augmented Reality Facebook
Seattle, WA

Job Description

Facebook is seeking an Augmented Reality Specialist to join our Augmented Reality Tech Team in Menlo Park. We are looking for someone who is excited to ship real products to our billions of users with camera phones. You should have experience in mobile development, computer vision, and graphics, with strong software engineering skills. The Augmented Reality Tech Team is part of the Applied Machine Learning organization, and is building new products for our camera platform. The team has shipped Augmented Reality effects into the Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram apps, including style transfer, sticker pinning, world effects, and face modification. The ideal candidate will have practical experience in mobile Augmented Reality systems, and enjoy working with a team of engineers, product designers, researchers, and artists.

RESPONSIBILITIES

* Creating new types of Augmented Reality effects for mobile devices



Work closely with other Augmented Reality experts, including designers and artists, to create performant, powerful and engaging products

Be responsible for measuring and optimizing the quality of your algorithms

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

* B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Graphics, or Machine Learning



Experience in Mobile development

Experience in C/C++

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

* Experience with Deep Learning, especially Caffe.



Experience with Structure from Motion techniques, especially SLAM.

Experience shipping a major mobile app.

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