Facebook XR Tech team calls application for research internship in Applied Eyes Tracking in Menlo Park, USA.

Facebook XR Tech team explores, develops, and delivers new cutting-edge technologies that serve as the foundation of current and future AR/VR products. The research intern will be solving challenging problems that will help transform virtual reality from a dream into reality. Moreover, this position is for a dedicated engineer to join our team and contribute to the future of eye tracking in VR.

Key Duties 

The intern will

• Design, develop and implement novel eye tracking and gaze estimation algorithms across AR/VR products.
• Contribute to cutting edge research in machine learning/computer vision that can be applied to future AR/VR products.
• Devise data-driven techniques to characterize the performance of eye-tracking systems.

Requirements 

In order to be eligible for this Research Internship at Facebook in the USA, candidates must have

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a Ph.D. degree in Computer Vision, Computer Science, Machine Learning or a related technical field.
• High levels of creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities.
• Interpersonal skills: cross-group and cross-culture collaboration.
• Familiar with at least one deep learning tools and packages like PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.
• Experience with Python or C++.
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

About Facebook 

Facebook, Inc. is an American social media and technology company based in Menlo Park, California. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, originally as TheFacebook.com—today’s Facebook, popular global social networking website. It is one of the Big Four technology companies along with Amazon, Apple, and Google. Facebook is one of the world’s most valuable companies. Facebook offers other products and services. It acquired Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus, and independently developed Facebook Messenger, Facebook Watch, and Facebook Portal.

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