Software Engineer Research

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Job Description

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.

At Facebook Reality Labs Research, software development turbocharges our scientific explorations and generates viable paths to the consumer products people will use for decades to come. If you're a C++ expert with a passion for building real-time, interactive systems and experiences and a love for solving novel problems from first principles, this is a rare opportunity to join AR/VR pioneers. In our collaborative environment, you’ll partner with expert research scientists, hardware engineers, designers, and other software developers to prototype groundbreaking consumer concepts. Step into the adventure of a lifetime as we invent the future and make science fiction real.

Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, integrate, debug, and test real-time AR and VR interactive software for experimental prototypes and user experiences
  • Work with unfamiliar hardware at the SDK level to integrate systems
  • Write clean readable code, debug complex problems that span systems, prioritize ruthlessly and get things done with a high level of efficiency
  • Iterate quickly with research, design, and hardware engineering to define system specifications, test assumptions, identify research needs, and integrate results
Minimum Qualification
  • BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, Physics or related field
  • 3+ years creating software for AR/VR or games
  • 3+ years experience creating, extending, integrating and maintaining real-time 3D engine systems such as graphics rendering, audio, physics, networking or animation
  • 3+ years C/C++ experience, including C++11 (and up) features and principles

Preferred Qualification
  • 3+ years experience in computer vision algorithms such as real-time image segmentation, 3D reconstruction, multiview geometry, object detection or object tracking
Facebook is proud to be an Equal 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. Facebook is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.