Research Product Design Prototyper

Insight Global; Redmond; On-site; AUD 171,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a senior prototyping leader to explore XR and AI interactions, collaborating with designers, scientists, engineers, and researchers to move concepts into production.

You will test prototypes with user research teams, stay current on ML/NLP advances, and help shape prototyping processes while communicating complex ideas clearly to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Prototyping or Game Development with cross-functional leadership.
• AI/ML Research Experience: at least 2 years in AI/ML prototyping.
• Familiarity with large language models, deep learning, and neural networks.
• Proficiency with C# and Python; comfortable with shell scripting.
• Rapid prototyping experience with short timeframes.
• Understanding of tech for rich experiences in responsive web and mobile apps.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills.
• Broad engineering competence and project experience in dynamic environments.
• Growth mindset and ability to learn new languages.

Responsibilities

• Innovate and prototype to shape XR and AI interactions.
• Collaborate with designers, scientists, PMs, engineers, and researchers from concept to implementation.
• Collaborate with user research to test prototypes and run experiments.
• Stay informed about ML/NLP advances relevant to prototyping.
• Share research trends and best practices across teams.
• Explain prototyping decisions to diverse internal stakeholders.
• Help establish prototyping processes across cross-functional teams.
• Give and seek feedback to improve product quality and craftsmanship.
• Document handover materials for knowledge transfer.

Skills

Prototyping / Game Development

AI/ML Research Experience

Large language models / NLP / neural

C# / Python

Shellscript

Web & mobile enterprise apps

Communication skills

Engineering competence

Adaptability

Tools

Shellscript

Job description

Job Description

Innovation and Prototyping: Explore and create prototypes that shape the future of XR and AI interactions.

• Collaboration: Work closely with interaction designers, scientists, product managers, engineers, and researchers to bring great experiences from concept to implementation.
• User Research: Collaborate with user research and design teams to test, iterate on prototypes, and conduct experiments based on research questions.
• Technology Awareness: Stay informed about the latest advancements in machine learning, NLP, and related technologies.
• Research Advocacy: Contribute to research growth across teams by sharing research trends and best practices within the community.
• Communication: Clearly explain prototyping decisions to a diverse group of internal stakeholders.
• Process Development: Assist in establishing prototyping processes to align cross-functional teams.
• Feedback and Improvement: Actively give and seek feedback to enhance the quality and craftsmanship of the product.
• Documentation: handover materials for knowledge transfer, across written guides, wikis and repositories.

Skills and Requirements

Onsite at Meta office minimum of 3 days a week

• Minimum of 5 years in Prototyping or Game Development, with proven development, collaboration and leadership skills in cross-functional environments.
• AI/ML Research Experience: At least 2 years of research experience in AI/ML Prototyping.
• Technical Knowledge and Programming Expertise: Familiarity with large language models, deep learning, and neural networks.
• Proficiency with C# and comfortable working in other languages such as Python, shellscript
• Rapid Prototyping: Experience in building prototypes within short time frames.
• Technology Understanding: Practical knowledge of current technologies used to build rich experiences in responsive web and native mobile large enterprise apps.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to simplify complex ideas.
• Engineering Competence: Broad engineering competence and in-depth technical knowledge of comprehensive software systems, along with demonstrated experience in successfully planning, organizing, and conducting software development projects in a dynamic or startup environment.
• Adaptability: Thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments, demonstrating a growth mindset and the ability to learn new languages

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