Job Description

Magic Leap, Inc. is seeking a Prototype Engineer to help create next-generation Augmented Reality experiences. Our work will influence the future of how business gets done—amplifying human ability with our wearable technology. Are you a technologist who enjoys building interactive proof of concepts to help the team to evaluate ideas? Do you have a strong understanding of development and prototyping environments? Do you thrive in a highly collaborative start-up culture of rapid iteration? As a technologist embedded within the design team, you’ll be working on our most advanced prototypes. You’ll have the chance to explore novel user experiences on the frontier of human-computer interaction.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly translate design concepts into interactive Unity experience prototypes
• Facilitate the design process by making, testing and iterating
• Architect efficient and reusable augmented reality prototype systems
• Collaborate with UX and visual designers, 3D artists, engineers, and project managers
• Build bridges between the engineering and design teams
• Drive implementation for proposed AR experiences
  

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant professional experience
• A strong portfolio of relevant prototyping work
• Expertise in Unity 3D
• Excellent software engineering and problem-solving skills
• Intuition for impact/effort tradeoff for quick prototyping
• Passion for developing both low and high fidelity user experience prototypes
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Understanding of development environments
• Ability to interface with engineers on behalf of the design team (and visa-versa)
• Familiarity with Git, Perforce, any other source control systems
  

Not Essential But Considered a Plus

• Experience with Unreal Engine
• Experience with augmented or virtual reality (Hololens, Rift, VIVE, Gear VR, etc.)
• Experience in multiplayer or networked apps or games a plus
  

Education

• Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in Interaction Design, HCI, Computer Science or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
  

Additional Information

• All your information will be kept confidential according to Equal Employment Opportunities guidelines.