Senior Applied Research Engineer

Who we are 

There are millions of virtual worlds people visit every day to play games, socialise, and collaborate. Today, most of those worlds are closed and disconnected walled gardens. We are on a mission to build bridges between virtual worlds.

Product

Ready Player Me is a cross-game avatar platform for developers, players, and content creators. We give players an avatar that travels with them across thousands of experiences and becomes their virtual identity. For game developers, we are an end-to-end avatar system that saves development time and helps them monetize better. Our avatar tools are used by 9000+ games, apps, and leading brands.
 

Present and future

We are backed by top investors like Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Plural, David Baszucki, co-founder of Roblox, Justin Kan, co-founder of Twitch, Sebastian Knutsson & Riccardo Zacconi, King Games co-founders, Konvoy Ventures, Endeavor and Samsung Next among many others. 

Our team has built avatar systems for companies like Tencent, Huawei, HTC, and Verizon since 2014. We are working with well-known brands like Warner Bros, Adidas, Tommy Hilfiger, Dior, New Balance, and RTFKT.

With more than 9,000 developers and millions of users, Ready Player Me is the world's leading avatar platform.

Join us on this exciting journey and play a key role in shaping the future of self-representation in games and virtual experiences while building bridges between virtual worlds.

About you: 

We are looking for a passionate and hands-on Senior Applied Research Engineer to facilitate the development of cutting-edge AI solutions for 3D avatar-related technology at Ready Player Me!

Your daily adventures will include:

• Applying generative AI for 3D content creation and shipping it as part of the product.
• Collaborating closely with 3D artists and engineers to iterate and improve your solutions.
• Inspiring innovation and coming up with creative and useful applications of AI to enhance the product.

What you bring:

• 4+ years of experience working with Computer Vision and Deep Learning.
• A broad knowledge of the games industry and expertise in applying technology to creative tools, art creation, and 3D/mesh workflows.
• Proficiency in writing code, particularly in Python.
• Past projects that demonstrate your experience, such as research papers, demos, or products.
• An educational background in software engineering, computer graphics, computer vision, machine learning, AI, or related disciplines.
• A product-focused mindset: the ability to take a research idea from initial conception to eventual application.
  
  

As a bonus, it would be awesome if you:

• Have experience as a lead.
• Have a deep understanding of 3D pipelines and computer graphics.
• Have worked in a startup or scaleup before.
• Love to play games.
  
  

Why you’ll love it here:

🌏 Work as a remote-first team anywhere in the world or in our Tallinn, London or Berlin hubs. We currently already have people in 16 countries.

📚 Personal development - exciting challenges mean a big impact. To reach the next level, we offer a personal learning budget.

💤 Flexible days off - we work hard, but it’s important for us to make sure people take time out to recharge.

⚡ Boost your wellbeing with our recharging budget, nurturing both your physical and mental health.

✈️ Biannual company retreats and team gatherings in our hubs; our Summer Days are legendary.

🕟 Flexible working hours - Results are more important than hours on the clock: we trust you to maintain your work-life balance.

📈 Competitive salary with equity options.

What’s life like at Ready Player Me?

At Ready Player Me, expect to make an impact and be a part of an ambitious, passionate, collaborative and caring team. We're here to do the best work of our lives, and build a world, both here and in the Metaverse, that we can be proud of. Our focus is on working together to build outstanding experiences for our users, at the forefront of change and innovation, as the Metaverse expands. We are a trusted partner, and we continuously strive to learn together. We always seek to be smarter tomorrow than we are today. Also check out our values.

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