VRChat is hiring a
Director of Engineering

Summary

The job is for the Director of Engineering at VRChat, responsible for managing a team of engineers and creating strategies for technical foundations. The role requires 5+ years of engineering management experience in a high-growth tech company, excellent communication skills, and past expertise in virtual economies, e-commerce, gaming, UGC, and/or social platforms is a plus.

Requirements

• 5+ years of engineering management in a high-growth consumer or b2b tech company
• Solid technical background
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the core VRChat platform, partnering closely with product, design, and engineering leaders across the company to ensure ongoing needs are supported
• Directly manage, support, and inspire a team of approximately 15 engineers across multiple disciplines including release management, security, DevOps, API, and client
• Foster a positive and high-functioning team with solid technical practices that delivers timely and quality software
• Create the short and long term strategy for this space, and align it with higher level vision and strategy across the company
• Run a smooth and collaborative planning process to generate plans that reflect strategic goals, user insights, and past learnings
• Make critical tradeoffs to ensure the long-term health and development of our platform
• Represent progress at periodic reviews and seek leadership support in a timely manner to unblock execution
• Partner with production to manage execution and work collaboratively to resolve issues to deliver against goals and objectives
• Stay current on industry trends and best practices in the technology behind gaming, UGC, and social platforms to inform strategic decisions
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including internal teams, creators, partners, and the broader VRChat community
• Support the VP Engineering in critical strategy, organization, and execution areas

Preferred Qualifications

Technical experience with release engineering, security, DevOps, API, and 3D gaming development

Benefits

• Work from anywhere! VRChat is a 100% remote company
• Health Benefits
• 401K for US & RRSP for Canadian Employees
• Stock Options
• Generous paid holiday schedule
• Unlimited/Flexible vacation time
• Paid parental leave benefits