AR/VR Developer | Extended Reality Specialist
Role Overview
Design, develop, and deliver immersive AR, VR, and XR experiences across entertainment, training, simulation, education, enterprise, and other interactive settings.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Design, develop, and deliver immersive AR, VR, and XR experiences across entertainment, training, simulation, education, enterprise, and other interactive settings.
Development and interaction
- Build real-time 3D applications, immersive environments, interactive objects, interfaces, and spatial interactions.
- Implement tracking, locomotion, object interaction, gestures, controllers, and device-specific input.
- Develop AR features including image recognition, plane detection, spatial anchors, object placement, and environment mapping.
- Create VR simulations, training environments, virtual spaces, and interactive scenarios.
- Integrate 3D assets, animation, audio, visual effects, APIs, SDKs, sensors, cameras, and external hardware.
Testing, collaboration, and delivery
- Optimize performance and test across XR devices, platforms, operating systems, and hardware configurations.
- Troubleshoot tracking, rendering, interaction, performance, and compatibility issues; work with QA on testing and resolution.
- Collaborate with artists, designers, product managers, engineers, content creators, and stakeholders.
- Prototype concepts, research emerging XR technologies, evaluate platforms, document technical practices, and support deployment and maintenance.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Game Development, Interactive Media, Computer Graphics, or a related field.
- Professional experience in AR, VR, MR, XR, 3D application development, or immersive technology.
- Programming skills in C#, C++, JavaScript, or another relevant language; experience with Unity, Unreal Engine, or an equivalent real-time 3D platform.
- Knowledge of 3D mathematics, spatial interactions, real-time graphics, XR hardware, interaction methods, optimization, immersive UX/UI, and source control.
Preferred and advantageous experience
- Knowledge of spatial tracking, SLAM, environment mapping, spatial anchors, and positional tracking is advantageous.
- 3D modeling and asset pipelines, external hardware integration, multiplayer/networked applications, backend and cloud services, analytics, and technical prototyping are beneficial or advantageous.
- A portfolio of AR, VR, XR, 3D, or immersive technology projects is preferred; relevant certifications or specialized training are advantageous.
What the employer offers
- Competitive salary and comprehensive employee benefits; salary cadence and amount are not stated.
- Innovative XR projects, modern hardware and development tools, professional development, technical training, and collaboration with technology specialists.
- Opportunities to contribute to research, prototyping, innovation, and projects across multiple industries.
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