Senior Server Engineer

Summary

Join VRChat as a Server Engineer and contribute to the development of the backend technology powering our immersive social platform. As an expert in cloud application development, you will collaborate with a full-stack team to design, implement, and maintain scalable systems. Your work will directly impact our large global community. This role involves working with various technologies, including REST APIs, websockets, databases, and cloud orchestration. VRChat offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of social VR and the metaverse. We are a 100% remote company offering flexible working hours and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

Five or more years of experience iteratively developing and designing scalable and modular backends and infrastructure for websites, SaaS products, online games, or similar systems

Responsibilities

• Work within a full-stack team of Engineers to develop a scalable backend and infrastructure for VRChat
• Design, implement, and maintain systems involving REST APIs, websocket APIs, databases, caching systems, mailing systems, payment processing, queueing systems, networked storage, logging systems, cloud orchestration, and more
• Work with cross-functional collaborators to ensure technical excellence in service of meaningful user experiences
• Be available to occasionally jump into action to solve an outage, even at inconvenient times

Preferred Qualifications

• Able to architect applications and features (for example, social features and search)
• Experienced with using cloud providers at scale, such as AWS or Google Cloud
• Able to work in a variety of languages and technologies, specifically backend JavaScript, C#, Mongo, and Redis
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Demonstrated interest in VR, online communities, or be a VRChat user and creator!
• Knowing how our platform and community works will be helpful for this role
• Experience with social networks and social data, financial system integration, or recommendation and discovery systems
• Experience working on consumer products, e-commerce, or two-sided marketplaces

Benefits

• Work from anywhere! VRChat is a 100% remote company offering flexible working hours in combination with core hours supporting real-time collaboration
• Health Benefits
• 401K for US & Group RRSP for Canadian Employees
• Stock Options
• Generous paid holiday schedule
• Unlimited/Flexible vacation time
• Paid parental leave benefits