Senior C++/Computer Graphics Developer

The i2CAT Foundation is looking for a Senior C++ / Computer Graphics Developer to join the Media & Internet Research Area.

Immersive Virtual/Augmented Reality (VR/AR) technologies represent the new growing paradigms in the video and multimedia area. Concepts as light fields, volumetric video and holoportation are the new target formats that are representing crucial challenges for Virtual Reality related research fields.

i2CAT is currently working on innovation projects, as VR-Together (https://vrtogether.eu/), focusing on:

• Real-time holographic communications 
• Processing of immersive content as light fields and volumetric video.

We are opening a Senior C++/Computer Graphics Developer position, focused on exploring VR/AR/XR rendering and processing techniques. You will work with a team of researchers, developers and engineers designing the next cutting edge real-time immersive technologies that will be  delivered within national and european projects.

Your responsibilities:

• Implementation of parallelized solutions for the processing of light fields, volumetric video, meshes and point clouds
• Application of GPU based implementation techniques 
• Integration of the developed solutions with third party libraries and applications
• Optimization of existing solutions
• Work together with a team of researchers, developers and engineers
• Collaborate with an international team of partners developers

Who we are:

i2CAT Foundation is a non-profit research and innovation centre that promotes mission oriented R&D activities on advanced Internet architectures, applications and services. The centre stands for a new open innovation framework, fostering the collaboration between companies, public administration, the academic environment and end-users.

i2CAT’s activities span the areas of Research, playing a key role in the EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation; Strategic Projects, leading local initiatives that strengthen the digital policies of public administration, and Technology Transfer, fostering R&D collaboration with companies to develop innovative market-oriented solutions.

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What do we offer:

• You will be part of a multicultural team. We have a fun loving and friendly international work environment.
• Be in contact and work with cutting-edge technology
• Work in challenging R&D projects
• Fix + variable salary
• Option of flexible retribution (restaurant card, transport card, medical insurance, kindergarten)
• Flexible working schedule - We know you have a life outside of work and we will work with you to make sure it's kept that way
• Fridays afternoon off
• Intensive work schedule in July & August
• One home-office day per week
• Open space office in Barcelona.
• Free fruit every week
• Discounted Gym-access
• 25 vacation days per year
• Casual dress code
• Let us know which trainings you need
• You will have the opportunity to attend tech conferences and events.

The i2CAT Foundation seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and, therefore explicitly, encourages women to apply.

The i2CAT Foundation seeks to increase the number of persons with disabilities among its workforce, and therefore explicitly encourages this collective to apply.

Aquesta posició serà co-finançada pel projecte  "ViVIM - visió per computador per video immersiu multi-plataforma" finançat per l’Agència per a la Competitivitat de l’Empresa (ACCIÓ) amb codi projecte COMRDI18-1-0008