Codec Avatars Software Engineer

Reality Labs Research (RL-R) brings together a diverse and highly interdisciplinary team of researchers and engineers to create the future of augmented and virtual reality. As a software engineer on the Live Telepresence team, you will enable the next generation of cutting-edge headsets that support the research behind photorealistic Codec Avatars, enabling people to interact with each other across distances in a way that is indistinguishable from in-person interactions.

Our team cultivates an honest and considerate environment where self-motivated individuals thrive. We encourage a strong sense of ownership and embrace the ambiguity that comes with working on the frontiers of research.

Codec Avatars Software Engineer Responsibilities

• Partner across teams in Reality Labs and Reality Labs Research

Enable the latest sensors on the newest headsets

Build tools, platforms, infrastructure and documentation that enable more efficient and effective research

Write clean readable code, debug complex problems that span systems, understand priorities and fulfill project needs efficiently

Collaborate in a diverse team environment across multiple scientific and engineering disciplines, making the architectural tradeoffs required to rapidly deliver software solutions

Learn constantly, build with inclusion as a core value, dive into new areas with unfamiliar technologies, and embrace the ambiguity of AR/VR problem solving

Build a community of researchers and developers by sharing software engineering best practices, tips and techniques

Develop robust processes for testing changes to ensure safe deployment in live systems

Collaborate with our user studies team to understand common failure cases, ascertain root causes, and improve the data research platform experience

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  6+ years of C++ experience, including Modern C++ features and techniques

4+ years of experience with the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) including native C/C++ development, services, and build system

Experience writing system level infrastructure, libraries, and applications

Experience with firmware development for resource constrained systems running an RTOS

Experience with sensor interfacing in time synchronized, soft real-time systems

Experience with software development practices such as source control, code reviews, unit testing, debugging and profiling

Experience with Linux and command line utilities

Proven collaborator with effective communication skills across teams of varying knowledge of components

Proven track record of shipping software

Experience working independently and in highly dynamic environments

Experience developing performant software and systems

Experience developing APIs, SDKs and developer tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Linux kernel development

Experience developing and managing large scale-distributed systems

Experience with Networking

Experience with cameras and optical systems, lighting systems, and audio systems

Experience with software development and debugging on Windows and Linux

Experience with real-time communication and inter-process communication

Experience developing software for Machine Learning, Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, or Robotics applications

Experience developing AR/VR applications

Experience with game engines like Unity

Experience building software for research related problems

Locations

About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect.

Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today-beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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$146,994/year to $208,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable.

In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.