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Research Engineer - Mobile Co-design

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses, including social platforms and immersive AR/VR experiences.
Pittsburgh, PA, USABurlingame, CA, USA
$70,670 - $208,000
Machine Learning
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
1+ year of experience
AI · AR/VR

Description For Research Engineer - Mobile Co-design

Meta Reality Labs Research (RLR) is seeking a Research Engineer to join their Mobile Compute team, focusing on advancing virtual and augmented reality technologies. This role combines cutting-edge research in AI, computer vision, and mobile optimization to deliver authentic social presence in VR/AR platforms.

The position involves designing novel model architectures with high hardware efficiency, optimizing neural networks for mobile deployment, and creating tools to accelerate telepresence solutions. You'll work at the intersection of AI research and hardware optimization, collaborating with both research teams and product engineers to develop next-generation ARVR solutions.

As a Research Engineer, you'll be responsible for comprehensive mobile optimization that delivers end-to-end telepresence with high energy efficiency. This includes neural network architecture innovation, model compression, and low bits inference for dedicated computing hardware. Your work will directly impact the performance and deployment of telepresence solutions on future Meta ARVR products.

The role offers an exciting opportunity to work with state-of-the-art technology in a rapidly evolving field, combining theoretical research with practical implementation. You'll be part of a team pushing the boundaries of what's possible in mobile computing for AR/VR applications, while working on products that will shape the future of social interaction in virtual spaces.

Meta offers competitive compensation including base salary, bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. The company provides a collaborative environment where you can make significant contributions to the future of AR/VR technology while working alongside leading researchers and engineers in the field.

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Responsibilities For Research Engineer - Mobile Co-design

  • Research and development of novel optimization algorithms/techniques for achieving high energy efficiency on mobile computing platforms
  • Development of optimization flow for telepresence models with native toolchain integration
  • Collaborate with other research teams to analyze telepresence algorithms and co-design optimized algorithms/models
  • Collaborate with the productization team to guide product architecture design

Requirements For Research Engineer - Mobile Co-design

Python
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • First-author publications at peer-reviewed AI conferences
  • Proven C/C++ and Python programming skills
  • Knowledge of GPU, CPU, DSP, or AI hardware accelerator architectures
  • Experience on optimizing image processing and computer vision applications
  • Experience with Variational Auto-Encoder, Transformers, Graph CNN, and stable diffusion models
  • Familiar with frameworks like OpenCV, PyTorch, TensorFlow Lite, and ONNX

Benefits For Research Engineer - Mobile Co-design

Medical Insurance
Equity
401k
  • Medical Insurance
  • Equity
  • 401k

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