Job Description

Job Title: Virtual Reality Software Developer

Location: remote is fine

Primary Function of Position

• We are seeking a Virtual Reality (VR) software developer to join the Future Forward, Research Group at Intuitive Surgical.
• Our group’s role is to explore speculative concepts and technologies that are promising for future products and services in the emerging field of computer and robot-assisted medical interventions.
• As a VR software developer, you will work on the design and development of VR apps for head-mounted (ex: Oculus Quest 2) devices targeting end-users involved in surgical robotic procedures.
• The successful candidate must excel in a high-energy, focused, small-team environment, and have a commitment to high-quality research prototypes and supporting infrastructure.
• A strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required. As part of the research team, immediate responsibilities include:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Prototype with the latest VR hardware (Oculus Quest 2, HoloLens 2, Varjo XR-3, etc).
• Build, debug, and deploy next-generation VR apps in Unity3D.
• Participate in software architecture discussions, code reviews, and user studies design.
• Develop high-fidelity 3D content, assets, and interaction methods for XR devices.
• Develop new immersive reality features that contribute to the product roadmap
• Integrate VR apps with back-end systems, APIs, and services.
• Create documentation for the features being developed, the techniques that were tried and rejected or implemented.
• Apply good software engineering practices to write elegant, robust, reliable, maintainable, and reusable code.
• Unit-test code for robustness and reliability.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s in computer science or related fields.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in developing and shipping Unity-based applications, preferably in visualization, AR/VR, or video games.
• Demonstrated hands-on skills inC++ and C#.
• Experience writing graphics shaders in Unity.
• Experience in creating and usinganimated 3D models.
• Experience in developing applications for Headsets such as –Oculus Quest, HTC Vive, HoloLens, or equivalent.
• Experience building and shipping Unity apps on the Windows/Apple/Android app stores.
• Experience profiling and debugging Unity applications for performance optimizations.
• Attention to detail in UI design implementation.
• Strong communication and team-success oriented collaboration skills.
• Excellent programming skills with a solid understanding of software engineering techniques, methodologies, and attention to detail.
• Disciplined debugging skills and tenacious problem solver.

Bonus Characteristics

• Shipped at least one Unity game.
• Knowledge of 3D, CAD, and Rigid-body physics.
• Experience using Metal/OpenGL/Vulkan or other 3D graphics development frameworks.
• Experience working with libraries such as MRTK, OpenXR, ARFoundation, MRTK.
• Experience in other game development engines/tools such as Unreal, Blender, and Maya.
• Experience in front-end web technologies.
• Experience in website/mobile app UI & UX design.
• Experience with Unity Addressables, Asset Bundles, and Package Manager
• Ability to prioritize product features