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Research Engineer - Contextual AI

United States, Redmond 181000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted January 23, 2026
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Job Description

In this role, you will adapt and deploy advanced real-time smart glasses algorithms on custom embedded computer vision/machine learning processors. You will then make them available to an extensive internal and external user community.

Job Responsibility

  • Execute engineering development to advance the state-of-the-art in machine perception research for Contextualized Al, both on-device and on back-end
  • Collaborate closely with researchers, engineers, and product managers across multiple teams at Meta to design, architect and implement prototypes
  • Debug system-level, multi-component issues that typically span across multiple layers from sensor to application

Requirements

  • 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
  • Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences or equivalent practical experience
  • 4+ years of experience working in large scale C++ and Python code base
  • 4+ years of experience in developing and prototyping machine perception
  • Experience in implementing computer vision algorithms for efficient execution on embedded systems
  • Demonstrated examples of delivering an end-to-end system rather than a single component

Nice to have

  • Experience developing, debugging, and shipping software products on large code bases that span platforms and tools
  • Experience with low-level programming (DSPs, MCUs, etc) and mobile accelerators
  • Experience with device to cloud low latency applications
  • Experience with cloud edge computing
  • Experience in zero-to-one blank slate projects

What we offer

  • bonus
  • equity
  • benefits
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