Product Design Prototyper, Human Interface

Meta; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 236,000; Full time

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Job summary

Meta’s Reality Labs team is seeking a Product Design Prototyper to explore, prototype, and build immersive wearables, VR, and mobile experiences. You will collaborate with scientists, engineers, and researchers to shape how people interact with new technologies, informing product strategy and design decisions.

You will define user requirements, create UX prototypes, test with users, and iterate rapidly while partnering with cross‑functional teams to elevate the quality and impact of the product

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in design or related field.
• Experience shipping software products (6+ years).
• Ability to lead in cross‑functional environments.
• Strong user research methods, both qualitative and quantitative.
• Strategic thinking and product vision capability.
• Strong portfolio of interaction and visual work.

Responsibilities

• Define and synthesize user requirements.
• Help establish design processes to align cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to strategic decisions with engineering and research teams.
• Design and create UX prototypes and contribute to feature sets.
• Work with user research to test and iterate prototypes.
• Provide and solicit feedback to raise quality and craftsmanship.
• Partner with PMs, engineers, researchers, and content designers.
• Oversee implementation of the user experience.
• Address issues quickly with cross-functional leads.
• Articulate design decisions to internal stakeholders.
• Help build product strategy and advocate for design at Meta.
• Thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Cross-functional design

UX research

Product strategy

Portfolio

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design/HCI/CS

Tools

Unity (C# or C++)

Job description

As a Product Design Prototyper on the Reality Labs team, you will be working on the cutting edge of Wearables, VR, and Mobile technology. With our team, you will explore, prototype, and build experiences that define the future of how people interact. Join a multidisciplinary team experimenting with bold ideas in areas including optics, haptics, tracking, displays, computer vision, user experience, audio, and perceptual psychology. Work alongside Scientists, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, and Software Engineers to create the technology that makes new technology pervasive and universal. Join us as we develop novel technologies that shape how people interact with the world around them.You'll be responsible for researching, designing and prototyping interactions for Meta. You'll work closely with engineers and researchers at Reality Labs.

Product Design Prototyper, Human Interface 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.
• 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 product.
• 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 build product strategy.
• Advocate for product design within Facebook.
• Thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field
• 6+ years of experience in shipping software products
• Design skills and the proven experience to lead in cross-functional environments
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative methods for user research
• Experience to think at a high level about product strategy and vision
• Portfolio featuring examples of interaction and visual work

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience coding in Unity with C# or C++
• Experience working with researchers
• Experience with building prototypes in short timeframes
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

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 proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affinity Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [e-mail].

$170,000/year to $236,000/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.