Software Engineer - Digital Humans

Key Skills

C++, CUDA/GPU programming, Infrastructure as code, Linear Algebra, Machine learning techniques, Python Programming

Job Description

As a Software Engineer in the Digital Humans team, you will foster our scientific explorations in areas like human shape, motion/appearance capture, biophysical models, simulation and rendering. You will generate viable paths to the consumer products that will connect people in a meaningful way for decades to come.

Together, let’s step into the adventure of a lifetime as we make science fiction real, and change the world.

Software Engineer - Digital Humans Responsibilities

• Work side by side with research scientists to foster scientific explorations to produce realistic and stylized avatars
• Build tools, platforms, infrastructure and documentation that enable more efficient and effective research
• Make the architectural tradeoffs required to rapidly deliver software solutions
• Write clean readable code, debug complex problems that span systems, understand priorities and fulfill project needs efficiently
• Learn constantly, build with inclusion as a core value, dive into new areas with unfamiliar technologies, and embrace the ambiguity of AR/VR problem solving

Minimum Qualifications

• Prior experience with Meta can be considered to supplement an applicant’s prior years of experience or types of prior experience to meet the minimum qualifications of the position.
• 2+ years modern C++ experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years experience creating, extending, integrating and maintaining computer graphics systems such as: 3D engine, physics/simulation, rendering, animation, mocap, 3D reconstruction. In the domain of soft body applications (like digital humans, fluids, hair and clothes simulation etc.). At least a combination of these areas.
• 1+ years experience working within interdisciplinary teams
• 1+ years of Python experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years experience with 3D mathematics and applied linear algebra
• 1+ years experience with Machine Learning
• 1+ years experience working with GPGPU development such as CUDA
• 1+ years experience working with C++ concurrency concepts
• 1+ years experience working with Game engines
• 1+ years experience working with network programming

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.

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$172,994/year to $241,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

 Individual pay is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base salary, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.