Magic Leap is hiring a
Principal, Software Engineer, Remote Rendering

Magic Leap is expanding its Graphics and Rendering team, and we are looking for talented engineers who are ready for a challenge to help in the development of our spatial and split computing framework targeting solutions such as remote rendering.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement and maintain pipelines and features
• Design, write, debug and refine rendering systems, features, tools and infrastructure as needed
• Work with other engineers in developing applications and samples to show case proof of work
• Evaluate and understand the intentions of the projects, document development needs and assess technical feasibility
• Analyze existing functionality in the existing solutions and see if they are in line with intentions
• Suggest improvements whenever necessary by designing and implementing new systems
• Collaborate with other teams to establish constraints and communicate the technical possibilities of the various needs
• Validate the performance by automating kpi and setup test cases
• Optimize whenever necessary
• Suggest innovations
• Identify and triage bugs
• Document work, create technical documentation as needed
• Contribute to department best practices and guidelines
• Provide realistic task estimations

Technical Requirements

• Minimum 10 + years of professional experience working on software products
• Advanced understanding in C++
• AR/VR or spatial computing development experience is an advantage
• A good understanding of computer graphics, 3d engines and 3d technology principles
• An advanced understanding of 3d platforms and the requirements needed to develop software on them
• Good experience in OpenGL and ability to write shaders
• Strong computer science and 3D maths background
• Understand latency sensitive issues in the display pipeline
• Understand 6dof motion to photon issues
• A demonstrable willingness to develop software engineering process and application production skills
• Hands-on experience with Vulkan programming is a huge bonus
• Custom engine (or Unreal/Unity plugin) development experience is an advantage
• Experience with networking technologies such as socket programming is a huge bonus
• Experience with Video codecs such as H.265, H.264, VP8/9 is an advantage
• Experience with Android Native Framework development is an advantage

Skill Requirements

• Be proactive and able to help with ad-hoc problem solving
• Must be a team player and know how to operate in a cross-team environment
• An avid enthusiast for spatial computing and 3d technologies
• Experience communicating the use of 3d engines and their scripting component framework both verbally and in written form
• Must have high attention to detail and extremely high bar for the quality of work
• Able to work in research oriented topics
• Must be organized and able to context switch between multiple projects
• Ability to do task breakdown and write documentation
• Research, communicate and anticipate business and product needs in the relevant field
• Must have great time management skills to perform in a busy work environment
• Exceptional communications skills

Education

• BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science, Maths, Physics, or a related technical field

Additional Information

• All your information will be kept confidential according to Equal Employment Opportunities guidelines