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Research Scientist/Software Engineer, Neural Graphics and World Models - Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program - 2027 Start (PhD)
San Jose, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- PhD in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, applied mathematics, or a related discipline.
About the job
Conduct research and develop AI-driven 3D generation and graphics technologies for interactive experiences, translating research prototypes into engine pipelines.
What you'll do
- Research and build technologies for 3D asset and scene generation, animation, simulation, neural rendering, and interactive world models.
- Design experiments and contribute to model training, data, and evaluation workflows.
- Collaborate with Software Engineers to integrate research prototypes into interactive engine pipelines.
What they ask for
- Completing or recently completed a PhD in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, applied mathematics, or a related discipline.
- Research experience through a laboratory, thesis, publication, internship, open-source project, or substantial independent project.
- Strong foundation in machine learning, generative modeling, and experimental methodology, with hands-on model development using frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX.
- Deep experience in at least one AI-for-graphics area, such as 3D generation, animation, simulation, rendering, world models, or graphics and game-engine workflows.
Nice to have
- Peer-reviewed publications at leading venues such as SIGGRAPH, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, RSS, or CoRL.
- Technical reports, open-source contributions, demos, project pages, or experience with conditioned 3D or world generation.
Tools
PyTorch, JAX, NeRF, 3DGS, variational autoencoders, diffusion transformers, autoregressive models, multimodal transformers
AI focus
Develop AI-driven 3D generation, animation, simulation, neural rendering, and world models for interactive content.
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