Senior Full Stack Engineer - BigBox

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Job Description

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.

BigBox VR, makers of Population: One, is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer who can help build the next generation of games for Virtual Reality. This individual has multiple years of experience with the Unity Editor (or other 3D game engines like Unreal) and familiar with multiplayer engineering design patterns. We are looking for a strong communicator who loves the iterative technical and creative process. This person will have the desire to understand a product holistically and can contribute creatively, knowing when to be pragmatic and when to be blue sky. This person will make engineering trade-offs that align with business objectives while embracing teamwork, as well as solve problems independently.

Responsibilities
  • Create VR software within a highly dynamic and iterative team environment
  • Design, develop, test and maintain quality code and documentation
  • Work as a team, contributing to important design decisions and conversations
  • Develop prototypes and experiments, while researching and recommending novel ideas, new tools, and technologies
  • Test and support the game as a service
  • Collaborate with artists and engineers to implement new developments, help build features, and solve creative problems
Minimum Qualification
  • 3+ years of professional software development experience
  • Experienced with 3D game engines (Unity, Unreal, etc.)
  • Experience with network programming related to game design
  • Experience completing a ship cycle for a product
  • Demonstrated experience working in self-managed, fast-paced environments
  • Experience with rapidly learning new systems and devices
  • Bachelor in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
Preferred Qualification
  • Strong background in AR or VR
  • Comfortable working with Linux for app servers
  • Experience with networking tool set like Photon, U-Net, or Mirror
  • Experience working with and/or playing competitive eSports games
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