Job Description

Job Title: VR Developer 

Job Type: Part-Time

Location: Remote, New York Metro (NYM) Preferred 

Salary: Unpaid 

Full Job Description: 

Savant is seeking a passionate VR developer to build a user demo. This will be highlighting the experience of integrating VR and personalization into the classroom. The demo will consist of multiple virtual worlds demonstrating lessons of varying classroom subjects. The goal of the demo is to demonstrate how worlds can be customized by educators, the versatility of the platform, and user experience.

We are looking for a developer with a desire to work in a start-up. This includes engaging in weekly meetings with excellent communication skills and a desire to learn. 

About Us: 

Savant is an ed-tech startup founded in 2021 with the goal of making traditional education more exciting, effective, and accessible through our two products, Savant and MetaWeaver. We advocate for incorporating virtual reality into the current education system as supplemental material to enhance personalization and growth mindset. 

MetaWeaver is a software tool used to build and edit experiential learning environments for classroom lessons in virtual reality.

Savant is a platform for students and educators to share and experience virtual reality learning content. Students can use a VR headset and build their personal library with learning content downloaded straight from the cloud. With environments crafted for each classroom subject, users can discover, explore, and learn with no limits.

Compensation:

This position is unpaid. The role will provide excellent experience with Unity, designing and developing demos, and working in a start-up. Consider this job an opportunity to expand your completed projects and resume, and contribute to a project aiming to change the world. 

Responsibilities:

• Attend weekly meetings with the Savant team
• Understand upcoming projects and deadlines
• Utilize team’s storyboards to design, test, and develop a cohesive, informational, and persuasive demo
• Recommend and implement improvements

Requirements and Skills:

• Experience as a Software Developer providing past GitHub projects
• Experience with object-oriented programming languages, preferably C# and C++
• Proficient/Comfortable knowledge of Unity
• Ability to work and communicate well within a team environment
• Attention to detail and strong critical thinking skills
• Interest in education, UX, virtual reality, artificial intelligence
• Pursuing or Completed a BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field