3D Data Crawler Engineer

About Meshy

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Meshy is the leading 3D generative AI company on a mission to Unleash 3D Creativity by transforming the content creation pipeline. Meshy makes it effortless for both professional artists and hobbyists to create unique 3D assets—turning text and images into stunning 3D models in just minutes. What once took weeks and cost $1,000 now takes just 2 minutes and $1.

Our world-class team of top experts in computer graphics, AI, and art includes alumni from MIT, Stanford, and Berkeley, as well as veterans from Nvidia and Microsoft. Our talent spans the globe, with team members distributed across North America, Asia, and Oceania, fostering a diverse and innovative multi-regional culture focused on solving global 3D challenges. Meshy is trusted by top developers, backed by premiere venture capital firms like Sequoia and GGV, and has successfully raised $52 Million in funding.

Meshy is the market leader, recognized as the No.1 in popularity among 3D AI tools (according to 2024 A16Z Games) and No.1 in website traffic (according to SimilarWeb, with 3 Million monthly visits). The platform boasts over 6 Million users and has generated 40 Million models.

Founder and CEO Yuanming (Ethan) Hu earned his Ph.D. in graphics and AI from MIT, where he developed the acclaimed Taichi GPU programming language (27K stars on GitHub, used by 300+ institutes). His work is highly influential, including an honorable mention for the SIGGRAPH 2022 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award and over 2,700 research citations.

About the Role

What You’ll Do:

• Source Exploration: Identify and explore public and compliant channels for 3D model assets.

• Crawler Development: Design and develop high-performance web crawlers to automate the end-to-end pipeline, including metadata extraction, 3D model file downloading, and data archiving.

• System Maintenance: Maintain and optimize distributed crawler systems; monitor node health to ensure system stability and data consistency under high-concurrency scraping scenarios.

• Requirement Optimization: Understand the context and technical challenges of 3D Generative AI to identify and optimize data acquisition requirements.

What We're looking for:

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Network Engineering, or a related field.

• Crawler Experience: 1+ years of experience in web crawler development; experience with large-scale data collection and distributed crawler systems is highly preferred.

• Database Skills: Proficiency in using MySQL/PostgreSQL for metadata storage, and MongoDB/Redis for intermediate data management and deduplication queue maintenance.

Nice to have:

• 3D Domain Knowledge: Understanding of basic 3D computer graphics and common 3D file formats (e.g., glTF/GLB, FBX), or experience with scripting in Blender (bpy), Unity, or Unreal Engine.

• Multimedia Scraping: Experience in large-scale scraping of multimedia assets (images, videos, or 3D models); familiarity with large file handling strategies using Object Storage (e.g., AWS S3, Cloudflare R2).

• AI Experience: Prior experience participating in Generative AI-related projects.

Our Values

• Brain: We value intelligence and the pursuit of knowledge. Our team is composed of some of the brightest minds in the industry.

• Heart: We care deeply about our work, our users, and each other. Empathy and passion drive us forward.

• Gut: We trust our instincts and are not afraid to take bold risks. Innovation requires courage.

• Taste: We have a keen eye for quality and aesthetics. Our products are not just functional but also beautiful.

Why Join Meshy?

• Competitive salary, equity, and benefits package.

• Opportunity to work with a talented and passionate team at the forefront of AI and 3D technology.

• Flexible work environment, with options for remote and on-site work.

• Opportunities for fast professional growth and development.

• An inclusive culture that values creativity, innovation, and collaboration.

• Unlimited, flexible time off.