Research Engineer, Computer Vision - Humans (PhD)

$117,000 - $173,000/Yr

Meta - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

San Francisco, CA

5,001-10,000 employees

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About the position

Meta is seeking a Research Engineer to join its Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) organization, focusing on making significant advances in AI. The ideal candidate will have experience in vision models and general AI, and will work on building contextually aware AI systems that will redefine how we interact with computers. This role involves collaboration with a diverse and interdisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and cross-functional partners, providing access to cutting-edge technology, resources, and research facilities. The Research Engineer will be responsible for developing models that estimate underlying 3D properties from 2D observations, working with articulated object models and various optical models, and contributing to automated systems and data annotation engines. Additionally, the role includes training and optimizing large transformer models, which are crucial for advancing AI capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Build models that can estimate underlying 3D properties from 2D observations.
• Work with articulated object models and various optical models.
• Build and contribute to automated systems and data annotation engines.
• Train and optimize large transformers models.

Requirements

• Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a PhD in the field of Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta.
• 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.
• Research experience in computer vision.
• Experience with large scale model training and large scale image or video datasets.
• Experience with Python and PyTorch.
• Experience writing software and executing complex experiments.
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

Nice-to-haves

• Research experience with 3D human mesh modeling, pose estimation, or motion modeling.
• Experience with physics simulation (e.g., Mujoco) or 3D rendering.
• 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, ICCV, NeurIPS, SIGGRAPH, or similar.
• Demonstrated research and software engineering experience via an internship, work experience, coding competitions, or widely used contributions in open source repositories (e.g. GitHub).
• Experience solving complex problems and comparing alternative solutions, tradeoffs, and diverse points of view to determine a path forward.
• Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness programs