Software Engineering Manager - Real-Time Avatars

About the position

Meta Reality Labs mission is "To give people the tools to feel connected anytime, anywhere." The teams working on augmented and virtual reality technologies at Meta are on a mission to build the next computing platform centered around people. We continue to push the state-of-the-art with groundbreaking research into emerging technologies and hardware that will help bring this vision to life. We are building Avatars focused on how humans are represented and how people communicate on this platform. The mission of the RL Avatars Pillar is to connect people across realities with personal, meaningful social presence. We spend our time helping people build affinity in their avatars with great personalization options and a growing library of awesome content, making Avatars a core part of identity across all Meta experiences and platforms, and shipping a world class SDK that delivers the gold standard of embodied presence. The Avatar Character Platform team is responsible for delivering high quality, socially present avatars built with world class tools, running on the best character system in the market with an iconic style.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with game engines (Unity, Unreal, etc) and the game development process.
• Experience developing, debugging, and shipping live software that spans multiple platforms.
• 5+ years of software engineering work experience including hands-on technical management.
• 2+ years of technical people management experience.
• Experience with character animation, rendering, avatar systems, and human representation.
• Experience with Machine Learning, Large Language Models, or Generative AI techniques.
• Experience with API design and implementation for realtime 3D applications.
• Experience with Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality products.