Job Description

Sr Mobile Android Game Developer (VR) 

New Iron is leading the search for a Sr Mobile Android Game Developer to join a powerful, well-funded VR start-up. 

This is a challenging direct-hire role for a customer based in Austin, TX. This position reports directly to the Director of Software Engineering. Remote candidates are encouraged to apply. 

Our client is in the process of expanding their commercial venue VR gaming experience into the customers' home. 

This is not a game development position, per se, but a position developing an environment to host and support other third-party VR games. 

The ideal candidate has significant experience with: 

• Unity or Unreal, bonus for knowledge of both, but must be an expert in at least one 
• C# and C/C++ development 
• At least 1 year of experience working on a shipped title
• A published Unity, or Unreal, Plugin 
• Experience making calls from Unity, or Unreal, to Android 

This is an exciting opportunity to work on a talented team building a greenfield VR gaming platform from the ground up. 

If you’re interested in working for a company that is revolutionizing the gaming experience, we’d love to talk with you!

*VR Gaming-industry experience not required*

Primary responsibilities: 

• Architect, design, and develop software components such as SDKs, APIs that empower a developer community includes Unity and Unreal Engine plugins 
• Drive the software development lifecycle from initial research, analysis through design and implementation with maintenance to support libraries, applications and services
• Exceptional ability to write clean, well-designed, well-documented, reusable, and maintainable code
• Provide technical leadership for designing and implementing embedded system features/capabilities for the gaming platform and application framework
• Plan and implement VR system features and capabilities of gaming platform and its mobile headset application framework
• Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure product meets quality standards

Required: 

• 5+ years of software development experience
• Must have at least 1 year of experience working on a shipped title, but a strong portfolio can be substituted
• Must have strong experience in Unity or Unreal, bonus for knowledge of both, but must be an expert in at least one 
• Expertise with Java and C/C++ development 
• Must have experience with a published Unity, or Unreal, Plugin 
• Must have experience development a shipped SDK in use by other developers 
• Ability to thrive in a multi-functional team on project and impact both users and company 
• Ability to operate in an agile, entrepreneurial start-up environment

Preferred: 

• Experience with development either AR or VR ( controllers and headsets environments ) 

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