Research Engineer, Creative Vision

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

Snap Research serves as an innovation engine for the company. Our projects range from solutions to hard technical problems that significantly enhance Snap’s existing products, to riskier explorations that can lead to fundamental paradigm shifts in the way people communicate and express themselves. 

We are looking for a Research Engineer to join the Creative Vision team. 

What you’ll do:

• Contribute to a multi-year research agenda

• Work on large-scale video generative projects

• Share your expertise with other teammates and interns

• Partner with engineering teams to deliver your technology to millions of Snapchatters

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Strong technical knowledge of statistics, data analysis, machine learning, vision and state-of-the-art deep learning literature

• Demonstrated ability in executing challenging research projects

• Strong computer science fundamentals and  programming skills

• Expert knowledge with Python and PyTorch

• Proficiency with python data science stack: NumPy, SciPy, pandas, scikit-learn

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science, statistics, mathematics, machine learning or equivalent years of practical work experience 

• 3+ years of experience with large scale generative computer vision, machine learning, deep learning, in an academic lab or industry; or Master’s degree in a technical field + 2+ year of post-grad ML experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field

• Experience with large scale training and inference workflows, ability to benchmark and optimize them 

• Experience with Python and PyTorch profilers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in a relevant technical field such as computer science, statistics, mathematics, machine learning

• Experience with CUDA programming

• Experience with multimodal machine learning, involving images, videos, audio, text, speech and 3D objects

• Experience with large-scale data collection and annotation best practices

• Experience with large scale cloud computing, knowledge of kubernetes

• Experience with generative model training

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. 

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

The base salary range for this position is $173,000-$259,000 annually.

Zone B:

The base salary range for this position is $164,000-$246,000 annually.

Zone C:

The base salary range for this position is $147,000-$220,000 annually.

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.