Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company's three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

Snap Lab is home to Spectacles — a camera inspired by the human eye, powered by your imagination — and a world-class research & development team that is paving the way for the future of the camera. Snap Lab builds creative technology that helps overlay computing on the world around us.

We're looking for a Vision Scientist to join the Snap Lab team!

What you'll do:

• Bridge the gap between scientific rigor and the hands-on, practical needs of a commercial product
• Guide optical, graphical, electrical, and product teams to make Snap's AR products innovative and inspiring
• Design and direct psychophysical experiments pertaining to AR experiences; assess and interpret statistical data from experiments; and draw actionable insights toward display quality metrics, product human factors, and innovative IP opportunities
• Communicate key results and insights to cross-functional product teams
• Manage internal and external (e.g. university collaborations) programs for exploring AR product insights and innovations
• Join a collaborative team of vision scientists, working to define and grow vision science research at Snap, Inc.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of stereoscopic vision, depth perception, and binocular metrics, such as angular resolution, distortion and color aberration
• Knowledge of the spatiotemporal limits of the Human Visual System
• Knowledge of behavioral statistics
• Knowledge of image quality metrics and the image processing pipeline
• Experience with computational modeling and developing algorithms of the human visual system
• Skilled at qualitative and quantitative techniques, such as psychophysics, survey-design, and A/B testing
• Skilled at designing and running experiments from beginning to end - from study design to data analysis and interpretation
• Experience with stimulus generation and experimental programming, using, tools such as Unity, PsychoPy, and Psychtoolbox, and/or intellectual property
• Experience with data analysis and statistical programs, such as JMP, R, Matlab, or Python

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD in a related field such as vision science, perception psychology, cognitive psychology, psychophysics, neuropsychology, physics or equivalent years of experience
• 11+ years of relevant industry or academic experience
• Experience with augmented or virtual reality displays

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven cross-functional product experience
• Experience with displays and an optical lab environment
• Project management experience (e.g., medium scale vision studies)
• Experience with image processing software, such as Matlab or Python
• Experience with 3D mobile eye tracking systems, eye movements, pupillometry
• Knowledge of color perception and effects on perceived display quality
• Knowledge of visual discomfort related to AR and VR
• Experience with ophthalmic lenses, vision correction, benchtop optical test hardware, graphical techniques such as foveation
• Experience with visual disorders, special populations, and visual development
• Willing to travel for data collection, conferences, and on-site visits as needed