Senior Software Engineer - XR Spatial Machine Learning

Senior Software Engineer - XR Spatial Machine Learning

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The convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Extended Reality (XR) technologies has birthed an exciting new era of immersive computing. Our team is well placed within a company that has focused on practical applications of AI, and a division that has a mandate to deliver innovative XR solutions. Our team's goals are centered around integrating AI and Machine Learning (ML) into XR headsets, with a primary focus on equipping developers with tools and resources to build groundbreaking applications.

Our vision is to establish an ecosystem where developers can leverage the power of AI/ML within XR headsets to create experiences that redefine human digital interaction. By providing developers with comprehensive frameworks, tools, resources, and SDKs, we aim to enable the creation of applications that are intuitive, personalized, and context‑aware, pushing the boundaries of what is achievable in immersive development.

• Work on frameworks to enable developers to leverage AI/ML features in customizing their XR experiences
• Design and implement APIs to provide these frameworks to developers in an accessible way
• Create tools, workflows and pipelines for easy data collection, training and deployment
• Work with research teams to implement AI/ML models for XR SDK features
• Collaborate with other teams that provide frameworks that would need to be integrated for AI/ML features to work
• Profile and optimize our frameworks and tools based on analytics or user feedback

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical industry experience
• Strong computer architecture/system knowledge and familiarity with commonly used data structure and algorithms
• Strong C/C++ programming, problem solving and debugging skills
• Experience with native Android development, including multithreading and shared memory
• Good understanding of Vulkan / OpenGL and modern mobile graphics pipeline
• Experience with low level performance profiling and optimization
• Experience with ML frameworks such as TFLite, PyTorch or Tensorflow running on mobile

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
• Experience with development of native Android Services and AIDL
• Experience with LLM inference
• Familiarity with Qualcomm QNN SDK, OpenCV and other ML and CV related frameworks
• Experience with GPU performance profiling and tuning
• Experience with XR development

Founded in 2012, Byte Dance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including Tik Tok, Lemon8, Cap Cut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, Byte Dance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Inspiring creativity is at the core of Byte Dance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As Byte Dancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Byte Dance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At Byte Dance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach.

We are passionate about this and hope you are too.