Applied Research Manager (Mobile Vision Zurich)

The Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) organization at Facebook is helping people around the world come together and connect through world-class Augmented and Virtual reality (AR/VR) products. With global departments dedicated to research and development in computer vision, machine learning, haptics, social interaction, and more, FRL is committed to driving the state of the art forward through relentless innovation. The potential to change the world is immense - and we’re just getting started. The Mobile Vision team is seeking world-class computer vision experts to join the team in developing next generation products and platforms doing research and engineering at scale. Our mission is to advance the state-of-the-art in computer vision algorithms for on-device computer vision.

In this role, you will both manage and partner with groups working across the full spectrum from research to product development supporting multiple product lines. You will oversee research investments comprising state-of-the-art deep learning algorithms for computer vision, spanning areas including but not limited to generative methods (such as GANs, photorealistic rendering), deep learning model optimization (such as pruning, quantization and neural architecture search), semantic understanding (such as object detection and pose estimation, video summarization), 3D geometry understanding (such as deep local features), and human understanding (such as human body pose estimation, action recognition). You will also be responsible for developing longer-term research and technical strategies in collaboration with key partners.

Prospective candidates should have sufficient research depth and breadth in the associated set of technologies to make portfolio management, resourcing, and roadmap decisions.