Engineer, VRChat
Social Experience
Offers stock options
Virtual world platform
Be an early applicant
Virtual world platform
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
Offers stock options
101-200 employees
Company mission
To build VRChat into one of the most successful community-driven social VR platforms in existence.
Role
Who you are
- 2-5+ years of professional experience developing software, preferably in game development, social platforms, or client-side application development
- Proficiency in C# and strong working knowledge of the Unity game engine
- Experience with client-side development for social features, user interfaces, or similar consumer-facing applications
- Solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles and software design patterns
- Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).An agile, collaborative mindset and excellent communication skills, capable of working effectively in a remote, cross-functional team environment
Desirable
- Experience developing native applications for iOS (Swift) or Android (Kotlin).Familiarity with web technologies, particularly React or Express
- Experience building responsive and cross-platform user interfaces with Unity and uGUI
- Experience optimizing Unity projects for performance across various hardware, including standalone VR devices
- Familiarity with API integration (REST/JSON) and WebSockets
- Demonstrated interest in online communities, VR, or VRChat (as a user or creator)
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a frontend engineer to join our Social Experience team
- You will be instrumental in developing and refining the client-side features that enhance how our users connect, interact, and discover content and communities together, including improving group and event experiences
- This role involves working within the Unity engine and C# to build high-quality, performant, and engaging user interfaces and systems
- Work within a full stack team to develop, implement, and maintain new features within the VRChat client using Unity/C#
- Focus on enhancing social systems, building the UI/UX for groups, events, and other community interaction features
- Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers across the stack to translate product and design vision into functional code through informed tradeoffs and accurate estimates
- Contribute to all stages of the feature lifecycle, from initial concept and prototyping to deployment and post-launch iteration and maintenance
- Identify and address performance bottlenecks and bugs to ensure a smooth and responsive user experience across various platforms
- Participate in code reviews to maintain a high bar for code quality, architectural integrity, performance, and reliability while spreading knowledge across the team
Our take
Virtual Reality is one of the technologies with the highest projected potential for growth. VRChat offers a free-to-play metaverse platform where users gather as avatars in virtual spaces to socialize and hang out, just as one would in real life.
Whilst competitor Rec Room has a greater valuation, VRChat has positioned itself as the leading VR socializing-based product. It taps into a modern desire to form connections in digital spaces, with some users meeting their real-life partners in their virtual avatar form. When contemplating VR’s popularity, it cannot be denied that virtual realities enable freedom of self-expression, an attractive proposition perhaps for those who struggle with their identity and place in the real world.
The company recently announced a 30% workforce reduction, addressing overhiring during its 2021 boom. Despite these layoffs, the company remains focused on long-term growth and capital efficiency, positioning itself for continued success as VR becomes a key part of social connection.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2021
$80m
SERIES D
Sep 2019
$10m
SERIES C
Total funding: $95.2m
Company benefits
- Work remotely: Work from anywhere! They use collaboration software to stay organized and VRChat for meetings and hanging out.
- Health and wellbeing: Medical, Dental and Vision plans for those in the United States, and extended health plans in British Columbia, Canada.
- Fun: Monthly team dinners, get-togethers and once a year, they travel somewhere fun for a few days to hang out, catch up, brainstorm and have fun.
- Tools: You’ll be provided a powerful PC, high-end VR hardware, and any software you need to make you effective in your role.
- Vacations: Flexible vacation schedules that are encouraged. Most United States and Canadian holidays are observed by everyone on the team.
- Swag: Great VRChat and Developer Team Swag such as hoodies, coffee mugs, t-shirts, sun glasses and even custom 3D printed goodies.
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Graham Gaylor
(Co-Founder & CEO)Interned at SmartVault, RSM Design, Equivalent DATA, and Seismic Exchange, before spending time at ChaiONE as an iOS Developer at at Zynga as a Software Engineer.
Jesse Joudrey
(Co-Founder & CTO)Owner and CTO at Jespionage Entertainment. Began as a Software Engineer for Electronic Arts Canada before co-founding and serving as CTO for A.C.R.O.N.Y.M Games Inc.
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