Research Engineer, Computer Vision & AI (PhD)

Meta; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Research Engineer to develop advanced machine perception technology for AI systems. This role involves implementing innovative solutions and collaborating with various teams to integrate cutting-edge AI and AR/VR technologies. Candidates should have a PhD in a related field and experience with programming languages such as C/C++ or Rust. This position offers a competitive salary and is located in London, UK.

Qualifications

• Currently has or is obtaining a PhD in Computer Science or similar.
• One or more years of experience in C/C++ or Rust.
• Experience in Deep Learning or Computer Vision.
• Experience developing computer vision algorithms in C/C++, Python, or Rust.

Responsibilities

• Implement advanced research systems spanning device and cloud.
• Collaborate throughout the project lifecycle from research to prototyping.
• Define and execute research roadmaps with cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with engineering teams in computer vision and machine learning.

Skills

C/C++

Rust

Computer Vision

Machine Learning

Deep Learning

Robotics

3-D Vision

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Python

Unix

Job description

Research Engineer, Computer Vision & AI (PhD)

Meta

London

£52,305 per year - estimated ?

Contract

NEW

Summary

Meta Reality Labs Research (RL Research) brings together a world‑class R&D team of researchers, developers, and engineers with the shared goal of developing AI and AR/VR technology across the spectrum. The Surreal Spatial AI group is seeking high‑performing research engineers to build machine perception technology allowing AI agents and systems to perceive and understand the 3‑D world around them. The aim of this role is to develop, advance and integrate ML and computer vision models and SW systems for advanced, full‑stack, real‑time, Machine Perception and AI prototypes for egocentric devices such as Meta’s Project Aria; including 3‑D environment and object reconstruction, semantic understanding, as well as estimation and understanding of user motion, actions and activities.

Responsibilities

• Implement and prototype advanced research systems and technologies spanning device and cloud, in the domain of AI and machine perception.
• Collaborate with team members throughout the lifetime of a project, from early research through technology and experience prototyping.
• Play a critical role in the definition and execution of system research roadmaps in partnership and cross‑functional organizations in computer vision, machine learning, graphics, sensors, optics and silicon.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional engineering and research teams from Reality Labs and FAIR in computer vision, machine learning, and graphics.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Vision, Robotics or a related technical field.
• One or more years of experience in C/C++ or Rust.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: Deep Learning, Computer Vision, AR/VR, 3‑D Vision, Robotics, Machine Learning or artificial intelligence.
• Experience developing computer vision algorithms or infrastructure in C/C++, Python or Rust.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a Unix environment.
• Demonstrated research and software engineering experience via internship, work experience, coding competitions, or widely used contributions in open source repositories (e.g. GitHub).
• Experience solving complex problems and comparing alternative solutions, trade‑offs, and diverse points of view to determine a path forward.
• Experience working and communicating cross‑functionally in a team environment.
• Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as publications at leading workshops, journals or conferences such as CVPR, NeurIPS, ECCV, ICCV, IROS, ICRA, or similar.

Industry: Internet