Pipeline Engineer (3D Data)

We build foundational world models that can perceive, generate, reason, and interact with the 3D world — unlocking AI's full potential through spatial intelligence by transforming seeing into doing, perceiving into reasoning, and imagining into creating. 

We believe spatial intelligence will unlock new forms of storytelling, creativity, design, simulation, and immersive experiences across both virtual and physical worlds.

We bring together a world-class team, united by a shared curiosity, passion, and deep backgrounds in technology — from AI research to systems engineering to product design — creating a tight feedback loop between our cutting-edge research and products that empower our users.

We’re looking for a 3D Data Pipeline Engineer to design, build, and operate the core systems that enable high-quality 3D data processing, synthetic data generation, and rendering across our products. This is a hands-on role for someone who is passionate about large-scale 3D data, system performance, and delivering reliable data pipelines to power our product features.

You’ll work closely with product engineers, 3D artists, and research scientists to design efficient, robust, and scalable data pipeline capabilities—while keeping data integrity and performance high in a fast-moving startup environment.

• Design, build, and operate automated pipelines for 3D data ingestion, cleaning, processing, validation, and delivery that sit on the critical path for model training.
• Own foundational capabilities for synthetic data generation, including developing tools, workflows, and quality metrics to produce high-fidelity training data at scale.
• Develop and optimize high-performance rendering systems and services for real-time visualization and asset generation.
• Architect and operate distributed data systems for handling massive volumes of 3D models, textures, and associated metadata, ensuring data consistency and robust failure recovery.
• Own data quality and production readiness end-to-end: defining data schemas, implementing quality checks, capacity planning, observability, and continuous improvement for the 3D pipeline.
• Improve developer and researcher velocity by building shared abstractions, tooling, and guardrails that reduce the operational and cognitive load of working with 3D assets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate the 3D data pipeline with other core product platforms and services.
• Set technical direction, mentor engineers, and raise the data engineering bar across the product org with a focus on 3D data.

• 6+ years of experience building and operating large-scale data pipelines, especially with a focus on 3D, graphics, or simulation data, with deep experience designing scalable, distributed services in production.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++, and a solid foundation in data engineering principles and distributed systems architecture.
• Hands-on experience with 3D data processing libraries, game engines (e.g., Unity, Unreal), or rendering APIs (e.g., OpenGL, Vulkan).
• Experience with cloud-based data storage and processing solutions (e.g., Kubernetes, distributed file systems, data warehouses).
• Experience working in fast-moving or startup environments, ideally having led systems or products from early design through production and growth.
• A high bar for ownership and execution: you’re comfortable with ambiguity, take responsibility for outcomes, and drive work forward without waiting for perfect clarity.
• A product-first mindset: you care about data quality, pipeline reliability, and performance as core product features, not afterthoughts.
• Enjoy collaborating with a small, high-ownership team and raising the quality bar through code, data design, and example.

• Fearless Innovator: We need people who thrive on challenges and aren't afraid to tackle the impossible.
• Resilient Builder: Impacting Large World Models isn't a sprint; it's a marathon with hurdles. We're looking for builders who can weather the storms of groundbreaking research and come out stronger.
• Mission-Driven Mindset: Everything we do is in service of creating the best spatially intelligent AI systems, and using them to empower people.
• Collaborative Spirit: We're building something bigger than any one person. We need team players who can harness the power of collective intelligence.

We're hiring the brightest minds from around the globe to bring diverse perspectives to our cutting-edge work. If you're ready to work on technology that will reshape how machines perceive and interact with the world, World Labs is your launchpad.

Join us, and let's make history together.

Equal Employment Opportunity

World Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. We welcome all qualified applicants and are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the hiring process upon request.

California Pay Transparency

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Pay Range

$250k-$350k base salary (good-faith estimate for San Francisco Bay Area upon hire; actual offer based on experience, skills, and qualifications)

Total Compensation

Base salary plus equity awards and annual performance bonus

Salary History

We do not request or consider prior compensation in making offers

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