• Job Description

  Req#: a265194f-4786-45d3-8cc3-879a20cf6f90

  Join the VRChat Team!

  
  

  VRChat offers a first-of-its-kind, game-changing platform that provides an endless collection of social VR experiences and gives the power of creation to its robust community. With over 250,000 worlds and growing, VRChat’s vision is to allow users to bring their imaginations to life and help shape the metaverse anywhere in the world on any device. VRChat has raised $100M to date with the support of investors Makers Fund, Anthos Capital and HTC and is building out a strong team to achieve hyper-growth in the coming years.

  
  

  Job Overview

  
  

  We’re looking for someone who’s interested in architecting and building the backend tech that powers the VRChat universe. VRChat is a “live” platform that’s constantly updated and evolving, so you’ll see your work have an immediate impact on our massive global community of users.

  
  

  Job & Team Impact

  
  

  As a Server Engineer, you’ll be joining a team of full-stack engineers as a specialist in cloud application development. Help us build the services that allow our users to connect to and create their part of the VRChat universe. If you’re interested in the data layer behind new feature development, then this role could be right up your alley.

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  Duties & Responsibilities

  • Work with a team of full-stack 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, queueing systems, networked storage, logging systems, cloud orchestration, and more
  • Be available to occasionally jump into action to solve an outage, even at inconvenient times

  
  

  Experience, Skills & Qualifications

  • Four or more years of experience developing and architecting scalable backends and infrastructure for websites, online games, or similar systems
  • Able to architect applications and features (for example, social features and marketplaces)
  • Experienced with using cloud providers at scale, such as AWS or Google Cloud
  • Able to work in a variety of languages, especially Node.js, Go and C#
  • Excellent Communication Skills

  
  

  
  

  Bonus Points

  • 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 working on a “live” app, shipping frequent updates, and responding to user feedback

  
  

  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

  
  

  
  

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  VRChat is an equal-opportunity employer, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. VRChat fosters a diverse, creative, and collaborative environment where anyone can contribute to any of the ongoing projects or direction of the roadmap at any time. If you’re a passionate team player who wants to have an impact on a dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you!

• About the company

  VRChat makes it easy to create and explore virtual reality together. Any 3D content brought onto our platform is instantly transformed into a social experience.

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