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.

The Facebook Reality Labs AR/VR team at Facebook is helping people around the world come together and connect through world-class Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality hardware and software. With global departments dedicated to AR/VR research, machine perception, graphics, operating systems, social interaction, and more, we are committed to driving the state of the art forward through relentless innovation. AR and VR’s potential to change the world is immense. Virtual and Augmented Reality’s potential to change the world is immense—and we’re just getting started. Facebook’s XR Tech team explores, develops, and delivers new cutting-edge technologies that serve as the foundation of current and future Oculus products. From mixed reality and human interaction to natural inputs and beyond, XR Tech is focused on taking new technologies from early concept to product while iterating, prototyping, and realizing the human value and new experiences they unlock.As an Engineering Manager working on the AR/VR Input Team at Facebook, you’ll be driving foundational efforts to explore and realize the future of Human-Computer interaction. We believe that building intuitive, natural input systems and the APIs that power them has the potential to radically transform the way we interact with today’s and tomorrow’s devices. Our mission is to move these technologies out of research and into shipping products.

Responsibilities

• Build and grow a high performance team designing and implementing core interaction systems, libraries and tools through strong recruiting and people management practices
• Set the direction and goals for the team, in terms of project impact, product quality, and engineering efficiency
• Plan and coordinate major initiatives such as phased onboarding of internal and external developers to novel interaction models leveraging emerging computer vision and machine learning based device capabilities
• Manage a team of engineers and help them develop their careers, assigning them to projects tailored to their skill levels, long-term skill development, personalities, and work styles
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional hardware and software engineering teams
• Champion engineering and operational excellence, establishing metrics and processes for regular assessment and improvement
• Set clear expectations and create a positive work environment based on accountability, in collaboration with the engineering and management teams
  

Minimum Qualification

• 7+ years experience working on systems software in a large-scale C or C++ code base
• 3+ years experience managing and growing software engineers
• Experience with processes including: source control, bug tracking, design documentation, and sprint planning based Software Development
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Experience developing, debugging, and shipping software products on large code bases that span platforms and tools
• Relevant experience with modern game engines, user experience development platforms or productization of novel input systems
  

Preferred Qualification

• Experience developing interaction toolkits, and tools for developers
• Deep understanding of 3D Graphics/Programming
• Experience hardening emerging technologies, working closely with ML systems
  

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.