About the Role

The Computer Vision/Machine Learning Research Scientist (Spatial AI) role at Meta's Reality Labs involves developing cutting-edge AI technologies for spatial and contextual understanding, focusing on areas like vision-language models and 3D reconstruction. Responsibilities include designing novel algorithms, benchmarking new capabilities, and leading multidisciplinary teams to advance AI for immersive experiences such as VR and AR.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and development of novel machine learning algorithms for vision-language models, agentic AI, 3D reconstruction, depth estimation, and semantic segmentation
• Define, build, and benchmark new capabilities for next-generation AI
• Communicate cross-functionally and drive team goals and technical direction
• Lead and collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering and research teams to develop technologies from exploration to production

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• PhD in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Natural Language Understanding, or equivalent practical experience
• Significant industry experience in relevant areas
• Leadership experience driving high-risk, high-reward projects, including managing research scientists and communicating to leadership
• Proven track record with grants, fellowships, patents, or first-authored publications at conferences like CVPR, ICCV, or NeurIPS

Nice to Have:

• Experience with distributed systems or on-device algorithm development
• Experience communicating research for public audiences of peers
• Significant industry experience in robotics-related research areas, such as large multimodal models or agentic AI