Research Engineer, Computer Vision

Meta Meta · Big Tech · Pittsburgh, PA +1

Research Engineer focused on computer vision for novel digital humans and avatars, involving ML pipeline development, data preprocessing, model development, deployment, and optimizations. Requires experience with Python, PyTorch, C++, and Linux environments, with a strong publication record in relevant conferences.

What you'd actually do

  1. Collaborate with diverse and interdisciplinary researchers, engineers, and designers to conceptualize, build, and test novel digital humans and avatars technologies
  2. Support the realization of research outcomes into code and experiences through reusable tools, extensible plug-ins, and clear readable code
  3. Learn constantly, dive into new areas with uncharted technologies, and navigate ambiguous problem spaces by scoping research questions, prototyping solutions, and iterating based on findings

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience in developing an end-to-end ML pipeline that includes data preprocessing, model development, deployment, and optimizations
  • Algorithms, data structures, or system software
  • Solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches
  • Experience devising data-driven models of human behavior
  • Python
  • PyTorch
  • C++
  • Experience with code (CPU/GPU) profiling and runtime optimizations
  • Experience in managing and operating computers in Linux environments
  • Experience working independently, handling concurrent projects where timelines may be ambiguous or changing, and prioritizing the team's roadmap and deliverables by balancing required effort with resulting impact

Nice to have

  • Master's degree in Entertainment Technology, Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Engineering, Machine Learning or a related field
  • Experience in database and data management systems at scale

What the JD emphasized

  • publication in leading workshops or conferences

Other signals

  • novel digital humans and avatars technologies
  • ML pipeline
  • data-driven models of human behavior
  • publication in leading workshops or conferences