Vision Algorithm Evaluation Engineer - Pico Lab - San Jose

ByteDance ByteDance · Big Tech · San Jose, CA · R&D

ByteDance's PICO Lab is seeking a Vision Algorithm Evaluation Engineer to design and implement evaluation frameworks for computer vision and imaging algorithms in VR/MR/AR devices. This role involves creating test scenarios, defining metrics, analyzing algorithm performance, and providing data-driven recommendations to guide technology and product decisions.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design test scenes, datasets, and evaluation protocols that reflect real-world VR/MR/AR usage scenarios.
  2. Develop evaluation frameworks and interfaces to support consistent assessment of internal and external vision algorithms.
  3. Define and evolve evaluation metrics covering image quality, perception accuracy, robustness, latency, and system efficiency.
  4. Perform in-depth technical analysis of imaging and CV algorithms, understanding root causes behind performance differences.
  5. Benchmark third-party and academic algorithms, assessing technical value, system impact, and integration risks.

Skills

Required

  • Computer vision
  • Imaging algorithms
  • Python
  • C++
  • Evaluation frameworks
  • Benchmarking
  • Analytical thinking
  • Technical communication

Nice to have

  • Real-time evaluation
  • Power and memory constraints
  • Perceptual image quality
  • Human visual factors
  • System-level evaluation
  • Cross-functional collaboration

What the JD emphasized

  • strong algorithmic background
  • independent technical judgment
  • evaluation frameworks
  • image quality
  • computer vision algorithms

Other signals

  • evaluation frameworks
  • image quality
  • computer vision algorithms
  • VR/MR/AR