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The Company operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.
Specs Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Snap Inc. dedicated to making computing more human. The company develops Specs, advanced eyewear that seamlessly integrates digital experiences into the physical world. Specs feature see-through lenses that place digital objects directly into three-dimensional space, powered by Snap OS, a proprietary, context-aware operating system designed for natural interaction with your hands and voice. Specs Inc. also provides Lens Studio, a full suite of advanced developer tools that powers immersive augmented reality experiences across Specs, Snapchat, and other services.
We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join the Computer Vision R&D team in Vienna, Austria!
In this role, you will be working on state of the art computer vision technologies to straddle the boundaries between the real and the virtual world with the next generation of Snap’s wearable computing devices. Working from our Vienna office, you will be collaborating closely with other Specs hardware and software teams around the world.
What you’ll do:
Developing and integrating cutting-edge Computer Vision algorithms for low-powered devices
Design and implement tools for analyzing performance and code quality as well as work on tests and data visualization.
Work together with our cross-functional engineering and research teams in software engineering, computer vision, machine learning and graphics.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Strong knowledge in C++
Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals and computer system architecture
Ability to understand, debug and improve existing code
Strong communications and interpersonal skills.
A genuine passion for learning new things and helping colleagues improve.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors’ degree in a technical field such as computer science, mathematics or equivalent experience.
3+ years of experience in software development with modern C++.
Good understanding of linear algebra, geometry and optimization
Basic working knowledge in geometric computer vision and/or machine learning
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in one of the following areas:
Computational Photography
SLAM
3D reconstruction
Depth estimation
Object detection, classification, segmentation or tracking
Scene understanding
Experience with ML hardware acceleration and common ML frameworks
Experience with performance profiling (memory, cache, CPU)
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