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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>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.
We are building the VPS and visual maps that help develop AR experiences to “inspire people to explore the world together”.
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.
<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>
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.
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.
<h3>Join the Niantic team!</h3>
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.
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.
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.
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</div></div>

We're looking for a Senior Product Designer to join our remote team and take ownership of design projects from concept to completion. Must have experience in UX/UI design, proficiency in Figma products, strong research skills, and proven collaboration with engineering teams.

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(One of our founders is the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.marketplace.org/2019/07/22/dungeons-and-dragons-master-lucrative-side-hustle/">OG Professional Game Master)</a></li><li>We’re all passionate gamers (tabletop, video games, whatever!) who want to spread the joy we’ve known for years.</li><li>Proudly Backed by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://a16z.com/">A16Z</a> &amp; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ycombinator.com/">Y-Combinator</a> </li></ul><h2>Our Core Values</h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Growth Mindset: We strive constantly for improvement.</li><li>Collaboration: We pull in collaborators to nurture and riff on ideas.</li><li>Passionate: We are deeply committed to our mission and our craft.</li><li>Relentlessly Resourceful: We are never daunted by problems and relentlessly solve them. </li></ul><h2>Role</h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Take ownership of design projects from concept to completion: You will work to understand and define our users' problems. You will craft design solutions from early ideation and prototyping to polished high-fidelity mockups and final production-ready assets. Embrace a fast-paced environment where rapid iteration through feedback is mission-critical.</li><li>Contribute to and maintain a scalable design system: Collaborate with engineers and design to evolve our component library, ensuring a consistent user experience across our platform while allowing for flexibility in design iterations.</li><li>Conduct thorough user and market research: Lead user research sessions, run competitive analyses, and gather data to generate insights that inform design decisions. You’ll advocate for our users' needs in every design choice across all disciplines.</li><li>Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams: Work alongside leadership, product, engineering, and customer teams to create cross-disciplinary informed solutions. You’ll be actively involved in prioritizing features and delivering high-impact solutions.</li><li>Contribute to a positive design culture: Participate in design critiques, share insights, and mentor less experienced team members to help foster a collaborative and interdisciplinary design-informed team culture.</li></ul><h2>Requirements</h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>3-5 years of experience in UX/UI design, preferably within a startup environment.</li><li>Proficiency with all Figma products. 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Our Slack and Discord are filled with frequent memes, gifs, and music posts.</li><li>We critique each other's work, give constructive feedback, and intently listen when others speak.</li><li>We love adding easter eggs to the site or internal documentation<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ">.</a></li><li>If you have ideas on making the company better, we want to hear them. </li></ul><h2>Benefits</h2>Taking Care of Your Future<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Medical, dental, and vision insurance: 100% coverage for you and 50% coverage for all your dependents.</li><li>401(k) plan through <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://humaninterest.com/">HumanInterest</a>.</li><li>View our benefits package <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ku315XW3_8w21TvE68QV3v69t-5ASbPe/view?usp=sharing">here</a>. </li></ul>Generous Time Off<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Take as much vacation as you like (no less than two weeks!)</li><li>All Federal holidays, plus Thanksgiving and Winter Break.<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>We’re flexible on individuals moving their time off to align with their celebrated holidays.</li></ul></li><li>Flexible parental leave</li><li>One free nerd convention (of your choosing)</li><li>One company-sponsored offsite per year! </li></ul>At StartPlaying, we value diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. (We shouldn’t have to say that, but we unfortunately have to)Compensation Range: $110.7K - $154K</div>