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Niantic's AR Mapping team seeks a Computer Vision Software Engineer to build 3D world maps for their real-world Metaverse.  Responsibilities include designing, developing, and maintaining production computer vision systems to enhance AR capabilities, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions, optimizing system complexity and time, writing high-performance code, and working with the research team to innovate in AR. The role involves working on solutions that will be used by millions.  The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree (or equivalent) in a related field and experience in production code (C++), computer vision, and machine learning.  In-office work is required two days a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays).

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<div class="job__description body"><div><p>Niantic’s Augmented Reality (AR) Mapping team seeks a Computer Vision Software Engineer to help build the 3D world maps that are the foundation for Niantic’s real world Metaverse and push the frontiers of Computer Vision and Machine Learning.</p>
<p>We are building the VPS and visual maps that help develop AR experiences to “inspire people to explore the world together”.</p>
<p>We’re a highly collaborative and engaging team, working to help algorithms evolve from concept to production at scale, and this is your chance to join us in our journey to map the world. We are all passionate about innovation, so we’re looking for engineers who want to learn and ship products that will be used by millions of developers and users.</p>
<h3>Responsibilities</h3>
<ul>
<li>Design, develop and maintain production computer vision systems that are used to improve Niantic’s AR capabilities for the delight of our users.</li>
<li>Collaborate multi-functionally with products, operations and other engineering teams to ship state-of-the art computer vision solutions to enable new AR experiences.</li>
<li>Optimize complexity and time of solutions to make the best use of current technologies in cloud and/or mobile.</li>
<li>Write high performance code, debug solutions to complex problems that span systems, prioritize tasks effectively, and efficiently to meet agreed timelines.</li>
<li>Work with Niantic’s research team to invent, evaluate and help productionise solutions to push the boundaries of what can be done today in AR.</li>
<li>Collaborate with cross-functional team members and stakeholders, including regular and reliable attendance and participation in meetings.</li>
<li>Required in-office 2 days on Tuesday and Thursday.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3>
<ul>
<li>Master-level qualification in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.</li>
<li>Experience writing production code in C++.</li>
<li>Solid understanding of computer vision, machine learning or similar concepts.</li>
<li>Ability to work in a fast-paced hybrid environment and handle stress appropriately and/or ability to solve practical problems and be sufficiently adaptable to handle dynamic situations with little advance notice.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Experience working on cross-functional teams with ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal communications, including asynchronous interactions with others.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Plus If…</h3>
<ul>
<li>PhD-level qualification in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.</li>
<li>Demonstrated ability developing algorithms for image processing, computer vision or similar endeavors.</li>
<li>Experience implementing, hardening or optimizing 3d gaussian splatting, dense depth computation, multi-view reconstruction or other problems in 3D computer vision.</li>
</ul>
<p>The total compensation package for this position includes a new hire offer base salary range of £87,300.00-£126,000.00 + bonus + equity + benefits.</p>
<p>Individual pay within this salary range is determined by work location and additional factors, including assessed job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can answer any questions about new hire total compensation during the hiring process. An overview of benefit offerings for your location can be found on the careers page.</p>
<h3><strong>Join the Niantic team!</strong></h3>
<p>Niantic's global-scale augmented reality platform and digital map powers spatial computing experiences in the real world. Incubated out of the Maps team at Google, Niantic first created Ingress and then Pokémon GO, a cultural phenomenon and hit game played by tens of millions of people each month. Niantic’s Lightship platform, which powers Pokémon GO, also supports the company's other games including Pikmin Bloom, Peridot and Monster Hunter Now. Developers use Niantic’s platform to build their own AR applications and experiences, either with the Lightship Platform or directly through the web with 8th Wall.</p>
<p>We believe that cultivating a workplace where our people are supported and included is essential to creating great products our community will love. Our mission emphasizes seeking and hiring diverse voices, including those who are traditionally underrepresented in the technology industry, and we consider this to be one of the most important values we hold close.</p>
<p>Niantic is a hybrid first company. We believe that in person interaction and collaboration fosters creativity, a sense of community, and is critical to our future success as a company. Our hybrid work schedules allow for a mix of remote and in-office work.</p>
<p>We're a hard-working, fun, and exciting group who value intellectual curiosity and a passion for problem-solving! We have growing offices located in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Bellevue, Kansas, London, Tokyo, Hamburg, Hyderabad, and Zurich. #LI-HYBRID</p></div></div>

Gameplay VFX Artist needed for stylized game. Must have experience in game VFX, industry tools, and mentoring other VFX artists.

<div class="mx-auto max-w-[750px] prose font-company-body overflow-hidden break-words [&amp;_ol_li_li]:list-[lower-alpha]" data-controller="careersite--responsive-video">
    <p dir="ltr">Why would you want to be a VFX Artist at Chief Rebel? </p><p dir="ltr">Because we are working on a very exciting and unique stylised project. You would be part of a small VFX team but work cross-disciplinary with other rebels, to make fantastic characters come to life, working on both ability and environment VFX. </p><p dir="ltr">You would also have the chance to take responsibility and drive the team forward, while learning more about leadership, collaboration and communication. This is a great moment to join our project, and your contribution to the team and project will be very meaningful. </p><p dir="ltr">We work together, value different perspectives, and have passionate discussions to unlock our full potential. Collaboration is important to us, and we prioritise teamwork over status and job titles. </p><p dir="ltr"><strong>About the role</strong><br><br>We are looking for a gameplay VFX Artist to help us define and realise the VFX vision for our game. In this role you will work closely with our Game Directors, Animation, Character, Gameplay teams and other VFX artists. You will create a wide range of VFX but the emphasis is on Heroes and Monsters abilities. You know what good gameplay visual effects look like and helping the team reach those standards. VFX will play a particularly vital role in the readability of our game, and making sure it looks and feels awesome to play.</p><p dir="ltr">Ideal candidates have experience working with similar games or genres (MOBA, MMORPG, ARPG) or are able to identify what concepts work well for those genres. If you don’t have experience, but this sounds like what you’ve been wishing for, then this is the right opportunity for you. </p><p dir="ltr"><strong>Skills needed</strong><br><br></p><ul>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Experience in the video games industry</p></li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Knowledge of the full production cycle from a VFX standpoint</p></li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Deep understanding of game VFX and how they enhance gameplay</p></li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Proficiency in current generation industry VFX tools and workflows</p></li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Willingness and experience in mentoring other VFX Artists</p></li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">An artistic eye, which would complement our technical team</p></li>
</ul><p dir="ltr"><br><br>Find out more about the role by sending your questions after you applied! <br><br><strong>About Chief Rebel</strong><br><br>Chief Rebel is a game development studio located in Stockholm, Sweden. We make stylized games with deeply involving mechanics. We focus on building the best teams, because we believe that great teams make great games. <a href="https://jobs.chiefrebel.com/jobs/www.chiefrebel.com">www.chiefrebel.com</a></p><p><br></p>
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