VRChat is hiring a
Senior Engineering Manager

Summary

The job is for a Senior Engineering Manager at VRChat's Experience team, responsible for leading the technical direction of the core user experience across all platforms. The role involves managing a team of approximately 20 engineers, creating strategies, making critical decisions, and staying updated on industry trends.

Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering management in a high-growth consumer or b2b tech company and solid technical background
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills which are particularly important in our fully remote environment

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the core VRChat experience, partnering closely with product, design and engineering leaders across the company to ensure we are supporting their ongoing needs
• Take ownership of the technical decisions for the Experience Team, partnering closely with product, design and engineering leaders to ensure the right balance of quality, speed of execution, and scalability
• Directly manage, support and inspire a team of approximately 20 engineers across multiple disciplines including 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
• Contribute to 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 Unity or 3D gaming development is a plus
• Past expertise in virtual economies, e-commerce, gaming, UGC and/or social platforms is a plus, though not required

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