Your responsibilities

• Research: Conduct cutting-edge research on incorporating body language, expressions, active listening, and other conversational features into audio-driven human avatars (in collaboration with one of the leading research labs in the world)
• Development: Develop the most hyper-realistic real-time-conversational audio-driven streaming human avatar model in the world
• Collaboration: Take full ownership of your work and collaborate with MLEs and other engineers to bring your models to production and improve them based on observed production behavior
• (Maybe) Dataset Collection: Work with capturing rigs to gather a one-of-a-kind expressive human dataset for building body language and other conversational features into avatars
• (Maybe) Publication: Publish results in leading venues like CVPR / ICCV / …

Your profile

Required

• PhD or equivalent experience in the direction of digital humans, 3D AI, video generation, or similar
• At least 1 publication related to human avatars or facial animation
• Expert-level coding skills in Python
• Deep experience with modern deep learning frameworks (preferably PyTorch)
• High failure tolerance and willingness to learn and adapt fast

Preferred

• Experience with audio-driven human avatars or audio generation
• Strong low-level coding skills in CUDA or C++
• Strong scientific track record and publications at top-tier venues (NiPS, ICML, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, …)
• Industry experience as Research Scientist, Research Engineer, Applied Scientist, Data Scientist, MLE, or similar
• Previous startup experience

Bonus

• Open-source projects or contributions in related fields
• Experience with 3D capturing rigs or multi-camera capturing setups
• Experience in collecting, labeling, or managing (3D) human datasets

Don’t hesitate to apply, even if you don’t fulfill some of these requirements. Hard skills are secondary to being open-minded and a fast learner.

Why us?

Apart from the people, our culture, and mission, we offer you a workplace with top-tier compensation and a high level of personal responsibility. It's important for us to create an environment in which you can grow professionally and personally.

• Your vacations: 26 paid vacation days per year (+ public holidays).
• Your office: We have amazing startup office space within the Meta building in Munich and we embrace an in-person office culture. However, you also have the flexibility to work remotely at times. Our guideline is 3-4 days in the office and 1-2 days working from home.
• Your setup: Choose your preferred equipment and work environment – whether it's Mac, Windows, or Linux. We want you to feel comfortable.
• Your team: We are growing and have fun together with team lunches, coffee dates, bouldering sessions, and more – everything is optional, no pressure.
• Your safe space: We believe that a diverse workplace where different voices are heard makes us stronger.

About us

Ever thought about cloning yourself? Great news, we are building a human cloning company for you! At Beyond Presence, we’re on a mission to redefine digital interaction with our hyper-realistic avatars. Imagine having lifelike digital twins that can hold natural, human-like conversations—how cool is that?
 
Our journey began with our founders, who previously created Presize, a groundbreaking company that developed highly accurate digital body twins from a smartphone camera for an AI personal stylist. Their innovative work caught the attention of Meta, leading to a successful acquisition. Now, they’re bringing their expertise and passion to Beyond Presence, pushing boundaries and making the impossible possible.  

Join us, and let’s create the future of digital human interaction together. Ready to make your mark on tomorrow’s technology? Let’s go! 
 
Visit our website to learn more.