XR Software Engineer - Remote

About The Job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark
, General Catalyst
, Peter Thiel
, Adam D'Angelo
, Larry Summers
, and Jack Dorsey
.

Position: Software Engineer III

Type: Onsite

Compensation: $75–$105/hour

Location: Redmond

• Develop XR applications using OpenXR, covering architecture, implementation, testing, and iteration.
• Build interactive features including input handling, scene and interaction systems, and rendering optimizations.
• Integrate platform and runtime features like tracking spaces and passthrough extensions.
• Create clean, testable code and contribute to CI/build scripts.
• Debug runtime and device issues related to graphics, tracking, and input.
• Collaborate with product, UX, and engineering stakeholders; document designs and tradeoffs.

Must-Have

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience shipping 3D real-time applications like XR, games, or simulations.
• Practical experience with OpenXR core concepts.
• Strong skills in C/C++ and/or C#.
• Experience with a real-time engine or framework such as Unity or Unreal.
• Understanding of rendering and performance constraints for XR.

Preferred

• Experience shipping an OpenXR-based app or feature.
• Familiarity with OpenXR extensions.
• Graphics experience with Vulkan/OpenGL/Direct
  
  X and profiling tools.
• Android XR experience including Gradle, NDK, and JNI.
• Experience building reusable components for XR interaction.

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• Paid weekly via Stripe Connect

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