Luma AI is hiring a Research Scientist / Engineer – Performance Optimization

About the Role

The role involves developing and refining high-performance algorithms to improve efficiency and scalability in 3D reconstruction and neural rendering pipelines.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement optimization techniques for machine learning models
  • Improve computational efficiency of 3D reconstruction systems
  • Collaborate with research and engineering teams to integrate performance improvements
  • Analyze bottlenecks in existing pipelines and propose solutions
  • Develop profiling tools to measure system performance
  • Optimize memory usage and latency in real-time applications
  • Translate research prototypes into production-grade code
  • Evaluate trade-offs between accuracy and speed in model inference
  • Work with large-scale datasets to train and validate models
  • Contribute to the development of novel neural rendering methods
  • Ensure software maintainability and scalability
  • Benchmark performance across different hardware platforms
  • Support deployment on cloud and edge devices
  • Refine model quantization and compression strategies
  • Collaborate on system architecture design
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of advancements in optimization research
  • Publish findings in top-tier conferences when applicable
  • Write clean, testable, and well-documented code
  • Participate in code reviews and technical discussions
  • Assist in defining performance metrics and success criteria
  • Troubleshoot and resolve performance regressions
  • Integrate third-party libraries and tools where beneficial
  • Optimize GPU and CPU utilization
  • Work closely with product teams to align technical goals
  • Ensure solutions meet real-world constraints

Nice to Have

  • PhD in a relevant technical field
  • Publications in machine learning, computer vision, or graphics venues
  • Experience with real-time rendering engines
  • Knowledge of differentiable rendering
  • Familiarity with AR/VR applications
  • Experience optimizing models for mobile platforms
  • Background in mathematical optimization
  • Contributions to open-source performance tools
  • Prior work in neural radiance fields (NeRFs)
  • Understanding of hardware constraints on embedded systems

Compensation

Competitive salary and equity package

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Team

Small, cross-functional team focused on rapid iteration and technical innovation

About the Team

The team operates at the intersection of research and product development, focusing on making cutting-edge 3D technologies practical and performant.

What We Build

We develop systems that convert video inputs into high-fidelity 3D models using advanced machine learning and computer vision techniques.

Available for qualified candidates

Required Skills
PytorchCUDAPerformance OptimizationDeep Learning
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Posted 10 months ago