Facebook Reality Labs focuses on delivering Facebook's vision through Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). The compute performance and power efficiency requirements of Virtual and Augmented Reality require custom compute pipelines and custom silicon. Facebook Silicon team is driving the state-of-the-art forward with breakthrough work in graphics, computer vision, machine learning, displays and sensing. Our chips will enable AR & VR devices where our real and virtual world will blend to deliver far more impressive experiences. We believe the only way to achieve our goals is to look at the entire stack, from transistor, through architecture, to firmware, and algorithms. As part of the AR Graphics team, this position focuses on one or more aspects of graphics pipeline architecture in the areas of: presence rendering, telepresence, neural rendering, AR gaming architecture, and graphics system architecture. The candidate will work with a highly cross-functional team to define an end-to-end system solution. The ideal candidate for this role will have an excellent grasp on system architecture, rendering techniques, gaming engines, GPU architecture, thermally constrained performance optimization on mobile devices, comfortable in operating in a cross-functional environment, and a hands-on approach to problem-solving.
Graphics System Architect Responsibilities
* Lead architecture for a new graphics pipeline for AR products, and bring up new novel immersive visual user experiences into our devices
* Work with product and engineering teams to define technology roadmap for new critical usages like presence rendering or AR gaming
* Work across disciplines to explore solution space and set a direction based on product and silicon KPIs
* Work cross-functionally with SW & HW teams to develop and integrate solution into product
* Travel both domestically and internationally to work with cross-functional partner teams
* Works effectively as an individual and in a multidisciplinary international team
Minimum Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences or Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree
* 5+ years of experience as a system architect or graphics pipeline architect
* Experience in evaluating system and silicon trade-offs such as power, performance, silicon area, board area, and image quality
* Experience ramping up new complex technology from scratch
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience with thermally constrained performance optimization on embedded devices
* Experience with HW-SW co-design
* Experience with game development and/or game engines
* Experience dealing with ambiguity in a fast changing consumer electronics field
* Experience collaborating and/or leading in a team environment
* Knowledge of industry trends and disruptive technologies
* Results oriented, self-motivated, proactive with demonstrated creative & critical thinking
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Menlo Park, CA
Facebook, Inc. provides various products to connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers, and other surfaces worldwide. The company’s products include Facebook that enables people to connect, share, discover, and communicate with each other on mobile devices and personal computers; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and messages; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, groups, and businesses across platforms and devices; and WhatsApp, a messaging application for use by people and businesses to communicate in a private way. It also provides Oculus, a hardware, software, and developer ecosystem, which allows people to come together and connect with each other through its Oculus virtual reality products. As of December 31, 2018, it had approximately 1.52 billion daily active users. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.