Senior Engineer - Social Experience

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain new features within the VRChat client using Unity and C#
• Enhance social systems and build UI/UX for groups, events, and community interaction features
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate vision into functional code
• Contribute to the full feature lifecycle, from prototyping to deployment and post-launch maintenance
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks to ensure a smooth user experience across platforms
• Participate in code reviews to maintain high standards for code quality and architectural integrity

Requirements

• 2-5+ years of professional software development experience, preferably in game development or social platforms
• Proficiency in C# and strong working knowledge of the Unity engine
• Experience with client-side development for social features or user interfaces
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) and software design patterns
• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git
• Excellent communication skills and an agile, collaborative mindset for remote work

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building responsive, cross-platform UIs with Unity and uGUI
• Experience optimizing Unity projects for standalone VR hardware
• Knowledge of native mobile development (Swift for iOS or Kotlin for Android)
• Familiarity with web technologies like React, Express, or API integrations (REST/JSON, WebSockets)
• Demonstrated interest in VR, online communities, or being a VRChat user/creator

Benefits

• 100% remote work environment with flexible working hours
• Health benefits
• 401K (US) or Group RRSP (Canada)
• Stock options
• Unlimited/flexible vacation time and generous paid holiday schedule
• Paid parental leave

About the Company

VRChat offers a first-of-its-kind platform providing endless social VR experiences. With over 250,000 worlds, our mission is to allow users to bring their imaginations to life and shape the metaverse.