Job Description

Software Engineer III - Infrastructure

Summary:

• RL Research is dedicated to the research and development required to bring virtual and augmented reality to billions of people around the world. We are focused on making interpersonal, social experience in virtual reality and augmented reality, perceptually indistinguishable from real life, in-person interactions.
• You’re a Software Engineer with experience working with large-scale computing infrastructure and have a deep C++ skill set. You enjoy building high performance systems, and are not daunted by ambitious, complex and ambiguous challenges. You're always on the lookout for better, faster, and more impactful solutions. You have a deep understanding of computing at multiple levels of abstraction, from theory, to hardware interfaces to operating systems to user facing applications and large-scale distributed systems. You understand contemporary software design and engineering practices. You thrive in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment.
• At RL Research, you will join a world-class team exploring optics, haptics, tracking, displays, computer vision, user experience, audio, and perceptual psychology. Every day, you will work alongside expert Research Scientists, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers and Software Engineers to create the technology that will make VR and AR pervasive and universal.
• Join the adventure of a lifetime, as we invent the future and change the world.

Minimum qualifications:

• 3+ years of C++ experience, including modern C++ features and techniques
• Experience with software development practices such as source control, code reviews, unit testing, debugging and profiling
• Experience with software development and debugging on Windows and Linux
• Deep understanding of computer science fundamentals such as algorithms, data structures, database, operating system, networking, and basic linear algebra.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop high performance computing systems
• Develop software to interface with a variety of off-the-shelf and custom sensors
• Collaborate with Research Scientists and Software Engineers to prototype and optimized data processing and computer vision and pipelines
• Develop reliable, maintainable, and scalable software
• Integrate new features into production pipeline including writing test case, creating integration plan, and respond to incidents
• Maintain existing software codebase and production pipelines

Preferred qualifications:

• Masters in Computer Science or a related field
• 5+ years of C++ experience, including modern C++ features and techniques
• 3+ years of Python experience
• Proficient with software development practices such as source control, code reviews, unit testing, debugging and profiling
• Proficient with software development and debugging on Windows, MacOS, and Linux
• Experience with robot perception and planning
• Experience with computer vision or computer graphics
• Experience with sensor calibration
• Experience with embedded systems and embedded software development
• Experience with database and SQL

Note: Candidate MUST be available to work on site at the Pittsburgh Office