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Software Prototyping Engineer- AI - San Jose

California, United States (On-site)

Software Prototyping Engineer- AI - San Jose

2 Months ago • All levels • Artificial Intelligence

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Job Description

Pico, a leading VR/AR platform under ByteDance, is seeking a Software Prototyping Engineer - AI in San Jose. You'll lead prototyping efforts for AI applications on smart glasses, AR glasses, smart wearables, MR headsets, and futuristic AI product concepts. You'll engage early in innovative product concepts, develop software prototypes for AI features, edge AI architectures, and conversational AI user experience improvements. You'll define technical designs, code, develop, and lead AI App projects. Working closely with the System Prototyping Team manager, hardware and software product managers, and hardware/software engineers, you'll deliver impressive user experience demos and integrate key features into future hardware and software products. Your responsibilities will include coding and developing native App demos and mockups for applications such as multimodal AI, conversational AI, edge AI, ML model training, tuning, and deployment.

Must have:

Master's or PhD in CS or equivalent
Experience in AI software development & applications
Experience in front-end software development
Experience in App-level software mockups
Experience in Kotlin, Swift, Javascript
Self-motivated to learn new skills

Good to have:

Experience in tuning AI models
Experience in back-end development
Deep knowledge of image processing & computer vision algorithms
Rich experience in algorithm development including text-to-voice, digital-image-processing, machine learning model-based computer vision processing

Perks:

100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance
75% premium coverage for dependents
Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match
Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans
Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options
10 paid holidays per year
17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO)
10 paid sick days per year
12 weeks of paid Parental leave
8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability
Mental and emotional health benefits
401K company match
Gym and cellphone service reimbursements

Responsibilities

Founded in April 2015, Pico is a leading VR company with independent innovation and R&D capabilities, focusing on VR all-in-one technology. Pico is committed to offering immersive and interactive VR experiences to our customers, including providing tailor-made solutions for our enterprise clients in the fields of education and healthcare. Why Join Us Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us. About Team: PICO is a leading VR/AR platform with independent innovation and R&D capabilities, focusing on VR all-in-one technology. PICO is committed to offering immersive and interactive VR experiences to our customers, including providing tailor-made solutions for our enterprise clients in the fields of education and healthcare. Responsibilities - Leading AI software prototyping efforts including but not limited to AI applications on smart glasses, AR glasses, smart wearables, MR headsets and more futuristic AI product concepts. - Engage early on innovative product concepts in the System Prototyping Team. Work on software prototyping's for innovative AI features, edge AI architectures, and conversational AI user experience improvement. Setting technical designs and directions. Coding, developing and leading AI App projects. - Work closely with System Prototyping Team manager on defining team vision, hardware and software product managers, hardware engineers and software engineers to deliver creative and impressive user experience demos and book key features into future hardware and software products. - Coding and developing a variety of native App demos and mockups. Applications include but are not limited to multimodal AI, conversational AI, edge AI, ML model trainings, tunings and deployment.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: - Master or PhD in Computer Science or Equivalent. - Experience in AI software development and applications. - Experience in front-end software development including building, debugging, releasing mobile apps or AI applications on smart devices. - Experience in App-level software mockups and tuning user experience. - Self-motivated to learn new skills on a daily basis. - Experience in Kotlin, Swift, Javascript Preferred Qualifications - Experience in tuning AI models is a plus. - Experience in back-end development is a plus. - Deep knowledge of image processing and computer vision algorithms is a plus. Rich experience in algorithm development including text-to-voice, digital-image-processing, machine learning model-based computer vision processing is a plus. ByteDance 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 ByteDance, 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. ByteDance Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $145000 - $250000 annually.​
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.​
Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees: ​
We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care. ​
Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability. ​
We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.​
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:​
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:​
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;​
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and​
3. Exercising sound judgment.​