Miris is a 3D streaming infrastructure company building a platform for delivering 3D content at billion-user scale.
Applied Researcher
Location
United States
Posted
6 hours ago
Salary
$89.2K - $287.5K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Applied Researcher
Miris
• Conduct applied research into novel methods for representing, compressing, and streaming animated 3D content, with a strong focus on Gaussian splatting and efficiency for low-power mobile AR/VR devices • Quickly develop proof-of-concepts and transition successful experiments to production-ready code to advance our streaming pipeline • Design and evaluate algorithms for spatial data optimization, compression, and adaptive streaming based on network conditions and device capabilities • Contribute to solutions for challenging problems like animated content, real-time relighting, integrating content into an AR environment, and facilitating open-world VR experiences • Work closely with rendering engineers to define data formats, rendering pipelines, and performance targets optimized for mobile hardware. • Collaborate with cloud and content processing engineers to establish robust and efficient workflows for automated processing of diverse user input data into our streaming format • Proactively follow and apply the latest computer graphics research related to novel view synthesis on mobile devices, such as radiance fields, differentiable rendering, and photogrammetry • Clearly communicate research findings and technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Job Requirements
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience
- Proven track record leading research which advances the state-of-the-art in areas such as radiance fields, photogrammetry, machine learning for graphics, or real-time rendering with publications in top-tier conferences or journals in related fields (e.g., SIGGRAPH, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML)
- Strong understanding of modern 3D rendering pipelines and concepts
- Experience with radiance fields (e.g., Gaussian splatting, NeRF) and related novel spatial representation techniques is highly desirable.
- Excellent programming skills in Python and C++
- Experience with performance optimization and writing efficient code for resource-constrained environments
- Ability to quickly understand and implement complex research papers
- Demonstrated ability to be outcome-focused and deliver working code that solves real-world problems
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Flexible Spending Account for medical and dependent expenses
- Flexible working hours
- Generous PTO Program
- 401K plan
- Technology stipend
- Wellness stipend
- Equity options
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