Research Engineer, Machine Perception (Project Aria)

Summary:

Meta Reality Labs Research (RL Research) brings together a multidisciplinary, cross-discipline R&D team with the shared goal of developing the next generation of AR and VR technologies. The Project Aria team works on complex, open problems in machine perception — building the complete stack from sensor design through state estimation, tracking, calibration, and 3D reconstruction to novel scene representations. We are seeking a Research Engineer to develop and advance the algorithms and software systems that turn cutting-edge perception research into robust, deployable technology on future AR/VR devices.

Required Skills:

Research Engineer, Machine Perception (Project Aria) Responsibilities:

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   Plan and execute innovative engineering development to advance the state-of-the-art in machine perception for AR/VR — including vision-language models (VLMs), multimodal and egocentric scene understanding, and foundation models

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   Develop and prototype tightly integrated hardware/software technologies, from research prototype to on-device deployment

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   Analyze and improve the efficiency, accuracy, scalability, and stability of currently deployed systems

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   Design, implement, and evaluate algorithms against real sensor data and experimental hardware

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   Build tooling and infrastructure (data pipelines, replay/evaluation systems, benchmarks) that accelerate the research team

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   Collaborate with researchers and engineers across disciplines throughout the project lifecycle, and clearly communicate agenda, progress, and results

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Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

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   Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

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   6+ years of C++ or Python experience building and shipping software systems

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   Experience understanding, developing, and analyzing complex systems

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   Experience with statistical analysis of data and mathematical modeling

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   Interpersonal experience: cross-group and cross-functional collaboration

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   Must obtain and maintain work authorization in the country of employment during employment

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Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

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   Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, or a related field

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   Experience taking research prototypes to deployed products on constrained/embedded hardware

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   Track record of results via first-authored publications at leading venues (CVPR, ICCV/ECCV, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGGRAPH) or widely used open-source contributions

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   Broad understanding of the full machine-perception pipeline, from sensors to high-level algorithms

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   Experience with 3D computer vision, SLAM, vision-language models (VLMs), or multimodal learning

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Public Compensation:

$154,003/year to $217,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

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