Experience Prototyper, Lab Manager, Level 3

Snap Inc.

Lab Manager supporting Vision Science team by managing lab operations and human-subject research studies. Building prototypes for experimental validation using tools like Lens Studio and Unity.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California, Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $118,000 - $176,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonUnity

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the Vision Science team by managing day-to-day lab operations.
Moderate human-subject research studies.
Build rapid prototypes to enable experimental design, validation, and prototyping.
Manage daily lab operations, including equipment setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
Prepare labs for experimental sessions, ensuring protocols, hardware, and software are ready.
Coordinate study logistics: scheduling participants, managing consent forms, and maintaining study documentation.
Moderate in-lab vision science studies, following established research protocols.
Ensure participant safety, comfort, and data integrity during studies.
Maintain organized records of study sessions, datasets, and lab inventories.
Provide hands-on support to vision scientists during experiment design, setup, and execution.
Assist in piloting experiments and debugging experimental flows.
Collaborate closely with researchers, engineers, and designers to translate research needs into practical implementations.
Support data collection workflows and coordinate handoff of data to researchers for analysis.
Contribute to continuous improvement of lab processes, tools, and documentation.
Build rapid prototypes to support vision science experiments and demos, using tools such as Lens Studio, Unity, or similar real-time/AR platforms.
Communicate technical constraints and possibilities clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
Support internal demos, reviews, and knowledge sharing related to lab capabilities and prototypes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Earned Bachelor’s Degree (MA/PHD preferred) in a related field such as vision science, perception psychology, cognitive psychology, psychophysics, computer science, human-computer interaction.
Experience with programming for VR/AR using applications like Lens Studio or Unity;
Experience with object-oriented programming
Experience running experimental studies.
Experience with experiment development packages, such as Psychtoolbox or PsychoPy.
Experience with image processing software, such as Matlab or Python.
Experience with data analysis and statistical software, such as JMP, R, Matlab, or Python.

Benefits

Comp & perks

paid parental leave
comprehensive medical coverage
emotional and mental health support programs
compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success

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Hard Skills & Tools

programming for VR/ARobject-oriented programmingexperiment developmentimage processingdata analysisstatistical softwareprototypingexperimental designdebuggingdata collection

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationorganizationproblem-solvingattention to detailparticipant managementlogistics coordinationsupportadaptabilitycontinuous improvement

Certifications

Bachelor’s DegreeMAPhD