VRChat

Director of Engineering, Product Foundations

Remote

Full Time

#Engineering

#Virtual Reality

#DevOps

#Security

#Privacy

#Authentication

#Networking

#API

#Gaming

VRChat is looking for a Director of Engineering, Product Foundations

Full Time Executive Remote Engineering Virtual Reality DevOps Security Privacy Authentication Networking API Gaming English Remote work 401k Stock options Unlimited vacation

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. We have a great team which includes people from: Netflix, Twitter, Meta, Microsoft, Roblox, Google, Amazon, Unity, Spotify, Discord, Uber, eBay, Robinhood, Twitch, Zynga and TikTok.

Come and join the mission!

Job Overview

The Director of Engineering for the Product Foundations team is a critical leadership role at VRChat. This person is accountable for a horizontal team building out the technical foundations for the entirety of the VRChat experience. This includes evolving our DevOps and release engineering functions, ensuring security & privacy, while also leading the evolution of core technology such as authentication, real-time networking, and world and avatar loading.

This management position reports into the VP of Engineering at VRChat and will work closely with a dedicated cross functional team, heads of various functions, with periodical interaction with the exec team.

Duties and Responsibilities

Take ownership of the core VRChat platform, partnering closely with product, design and engineering leaders across the company to ensure we are supporting their ongoing needs.

Directly manage, support and inspire a team of approximately 15 engineers across multiple disciplines including release management, security, DevOps, 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.

Run 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.

Experience, Skills, and Qualifications

5+ years of engineering management in a high-growth consumer or b2b tech company and solid technical background.

Experience in technical product management with a healthy obsession to discover and fulfill the needs of internal partners and our users.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills which are particularly important in our fully remote environment.

Technical experience with release engineering, security, DevOps, API and 3D gaming development a plus.

Past expertise in virtual economies, e-commerce, gaming, UGC and/or social platforms is a plus, though not required.

University degree or equivalent work experience with technical background

Experience defining metrics and making product and strategic decisions based on measurable impact.

Intellectually curious about new technologies and societal changes, and understands how to apply innovations and trends to product opportunities.

Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and operating in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

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

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!

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