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 Redmond is looking for exceptional interns to help create the next generation of virtual and augmented reality. Our research focuses on true solutions to complex tracking problems, delivering novel technologies and algorithms fundamental to future VR and AR systems. You’ll have the unique opportunity to work with industry-leading researchers and engineers who are defining the future of VR.

Our research topics include (but are not limited to) the following areas:

• Computer vision and machine learning, with an emphasis on eyes and/or faces* Geometric modeling and non-linear optimization for compact representation of high-dimensional functions* Photometric reconstruction of eyes and faces using advanced capture and rendering techniques* Statistical modeling of oculomotor systems and sensor fusion algorithms* Eye movement prediction and perceptual control loops* Scene and Video analysis, Multi-modal sensor and interaction fusion, Egomotion data-analysis, Object Detection/Segmentation* Machine learning on 3D point clouds for shape understanding* Disentangled-latent representation learning for image synthesis in 2D and 3D* Temporal sequence learning for gaze estimation and prediction* Statistical machine learning for uncertainty analysis and prediction
  

In particular, we welcome candidates who strive for a deep understanding of complex systems, and a strong desire to push beyond state-of-the-art. We also welcome students with a passion for working in a strongly collaborative team that spans research across algorithms, hardware design and systems prototyping.

Our team at Facebook Reality Labs offers sixteen (16) weeks long internships and we have various start dates throughout the year.

Responsibilities

• Implement published models for appearance based gaze estimation and tailor to suit applications in AR/VR domain
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers across diverse disciplines
• Communication of research agenda, progress and results
• Statistical analysis and evaluation of regression models for gaze estimation
  

Minimum Qualification

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a Master’s or PhD degree in the field of Computer Science, Applied Math, Physics or a related STEM field
• High levels of creativity and quick problem solving capabilities
• Interpersonal skills: cross-group and cross-culture collaboration
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
• 1+ years of experience in python/pytorch
• Experience implementing machine learning algorithms with python
  

Preferred Qualification

• Demonstrated software engineer experience via an internship, work experience, coding competitions, or widely used contributions in open source repositories (e.g. Github)
• Experience with pytorch, numerical optimization
• Experience with basic optical systems, with an emphasis on the optics of the human eye
• Intent to return to degree-program after the completion of the internship
• Proven track record of achieving results as demonstrated in accepted papers at top computer vision and machine learning related conferences such as CVPR, ICCV, ICLR, ICML, NeurIPS, etc.
  

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.