Valve Job Listing Might Hint at a New VR Headset

The company is looking for software engineers in computer vision who can help it achieve the next steps in VR.

A job listing found on Valve's website suggests the company is working on a new VR headset. The studio is looking for "versatile, self-directed software engineers in computer vision who can help [it] achieve the next steps in VR."

The engineer will prototype, ship, and support consumer gaming products leveraging visual-inertial tracking (HMD and controllers), camera passthrough, environment understanding, eye tracking, and hand tracking.

Valve's VR headset Index was released in 2019, so it might be time for a new one, to compete withdeices like PlayStation VR2.

If you're interested in the position, here are the requirements:

Proven professional software development experience in C/C++
Deep understanding and hands-on experience in one or more of the following:

SLAM/VIO/sensor fusion, visual positioning or other related directions
3D vision algorithms (traditional, deep learning based, or both - including SFM, MVS(Net), NeRF or other 3D reconstruction methods.
Object detection and tracking, 3D pose estimation or other related directions
Human subject awareness, including hand tracking, eye tracking, and body tracking

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