Design Prototyper, Live Telepresence With Codec Avatars

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. Software development is vital to empowering our scientific explorations and generating viable paths to the consumer products people will use for decades to come - products that will truly give people superpowers.

At RL-R Codec Avatars, we aspire to a vision of social VR and AR where people are able to interact with each other across distances in a way that is indistinguishable from in-person interactions, with Codec Avatars that look like you and move like you. We're just getting started. You can help us make this dream a reality and accomplish your life's best work here!

As a Design Prototyper on the Live Telepresence team, you will be working on the cutting edge of Virtual and Augmented Reality experiences. With our team, you will explore, prototype, and build experiences that define the future of how people interact through immersive telepresence with Codec Avatars. You will work closely with engineers, scientists, and research product managers to build an internal XR calling service and solve user and researcher challenges that are unique, complex, and nuanced. You will be responsible for the highest level of polish, creativity, and interaction that allows the team to activate users and collect feedback that informs and empowers researchers and cross-functional partners toward the next generation of Codec Avatars.

Design Prototyper, Live Telepresence with Codec Avatars Responsibilities

• Define and synthesize user requirements

Help establish design processes to align cross-functional teams

Contribute to strategic decisions, working with engineering and research teams

Design and create user experience prototypes and individually contribute to the feature set

Establish pipelines & best practices for leveraging ML / AI models in prototypes

Work with user research to user test and iterate on the prototypes

Give and solicit feedback from others to raise the quality and craftsmanship of the calling service

Partner with PMs, engineers, researchers and content designers, overseeing the implementation of the user experience

Quickly solve issues with your cross-functional leads

Clearly articulate design decisions to a vast set of internal stakeholders

Help inform product strategy

Thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta.

While depth and quality of experience is more important than years, successful candidates typically have 3+ years of design and software development experience

Proficiency with C# and Unity

Programming skills, experience with application development, and effective troubleshooting skills

Proven understanding of design tools like Figma

Skills and understanding on graphic design (layout, typography, color, illustration)

Perfectionism within the experience (polish, readability, accessibility, performance)

Effective communication skills with a keen eye for detail

Experience closely collaborating with product, design, and engineering

Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative methods for user research

Experience building prototypes in short timeframes

Portfolio featuring examples of interaction and prototyping work

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with C++

Proficiency with React

Experience working in a research environment

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.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to accommodations-ext@fb.com.

$56.25/hour to $137,000/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.