ByteDance

Vision Algorithm Engineer - PICO Lab (San Jose)

ByteDance  •  $187k - $438k/yr  •  San Jose, CA (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

About Team
PICO’s Imaging Systems & Human Engineering team is looking for passionate and versatile imaging experts to work on next-generation imaging algorithms that deliver top-tier visual experiences across PICO products, from camera capture to display rendering.

Our team focuses on the end-to-end imaging pipeline, bridging camera systems, display technologies, and human visual perception. We develop and evaluate imaging algorithms that span optical design, digital image processing, computer vision, and system-level optimization, with a strong emphasis on image quality, efficiency, and real-world user experience.

Team members play a key role in shaping both technology direction and productization roadmaps, contributing to the future of imaging technologies and their applications in VR/MR/AR devices

As a Vision Algorithm Engineer, you will develop end-to-end visual intelligence algorithms for PICO’s next-generation VR/MR/AR products. This role spans on-device and cloud-based algorithms, covering computational imaging, computer vision, and large-model–driven visual understanding. You will own algorithm design from research and prototyping through deployment and system integration.

Responsibilities
- Design and develop vision algorithms across imaging and perception, including image enhancement, restoration, scene understanding, detection, classification, and visual reasoning.
- Develop on-device algorithms optimized for real-time performance, power efficiency, and memory constraints on smart wearable devices and smartphones.
- Explore and prototype cloud-based vision algorithms and large-scale models, enabling advanced semantic understanding and cross-device intelligence.
- Own model deployment and optimization, including quantization, compression, and hardware-aware acceleration.
- Balance system-level trade-offs between on-device and cloud execution, considering latency, privacy, robustness, and user experience.
- Collaborate with camera, display, platform, and product teams to deliver high-quality capture-to-display experiences.
- Contribute to technical design reviews, documentation, and long-term imaging technology roadmaps.

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $187040 - $438000 annually.
ByteDance

About ByteDance

ByteDance is a global incubator of platforms at the cutting edge of commerce, content, entertainment and enterprise services - over 2.5bn people interact with ByteDance products including TikTok.

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. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. We are committed to building a safe, healthy and positive online environment for all our users.

We have over 110,000 employees based in more than 30 countries globally. Join us.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
China, CN
Year Founded
Unknown
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