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.

Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) brings together diverse and interdisciplinary teams to create the future of augmented and virtual reality. Our teams cultivate honest and considerate environments where self-motivated individuals thrive. We encourage a strong sense of ownership and embrace the ambiguity that comes with working on the frontiers of new technology.We are seeking an Applications and Prototyping Engineering Lead for the connection between our engineering and design efforts for a new product we are developing: the Global Historical Archive (GHA). GHA’s vision is to enable people to defy distance and engage with heritage sites around the world in VR. We’re building our first team of SWE’s and you’ll have the opportunity to lead in connecting our functional development to audience-facing outcomes.As a SWE focused on Applications and Prototyping, you will lead development of features from concept through launch: concept and functional prototyping, feature definition and prioritization, driving features into production, improving performance, and more. Along the way, you’ll work with a global team of builders that care about helping people everywhere to connect with heritage. Your blend of engineering and design skills will be a catalyst on our shared mission to help people defy distance and engage with global heritage.

Responsibilities

• Lead From Concept to Launch: collaborate with teammates to concept features, bring features to life with functional prototypes, and drive the most promising features through various stages of production.
• Develop New Features With Teammates: learn constantly with teammates and collaboratively define, develop, and deploy new features.
• Lead Technology Opportunities: explore and deploy new technologies which convert opportunities into feature sets that positively impact audiences.
• Be A Creative Partner: In addition to being a creative leader in XR design and engineering, our team will welcome you as a contributor or driver in creative efforts (graphic design, trailer production, etc.).
• Learning as a Core Value: educate cross-disciplinary teammates about software best practices, welcome the same from teammates in different disciplines, and contribute to a team wide culture of learning and development.
  

Minimum Qualification

• 3+ years of experience with creating VR products with Unity (C#).
• 3+ years of experience with the development lifecycle for creative products (simulations, experiences, games, etc.).
• 2+ years experience as part of a team that builds and launches AR/VR consumer technology products.
• 2+ years experience in a role contributing to all levels of product development (prioritizing concepts, implementing feature sets of increasing fidelity, running or participating in playtests, collaborating to resolve bugs, facilitating workflows, etc.) and continued commitment to own such cross-disciplinary work.
  

Preferred Qualification

• Experience with the Oculus VR technology stack and ideally Quest 2.
• 2+ years experience with 2D and 3D digital content creation (Blender, Maya, Photoshop, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience working within interdisciplinary teams.
• BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
  

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.