Job Description

Supernatural is helping countless people fall in love with working out for the first time in their lives.

Supernatural harnesses the immersive power of virtual reality to let you travel the world as you smash and box targets to the beat of over 1,000 top hits, coached by a professional trainer. With an ever-growing library of workouts across Supernatural Flow (our original full body cardio modality), Supernatural Boxing, Coach-led Stretch sessions and Guided Meditation, Supernatural invites you to discover your inner athlete and have fun working out. Available on the Oculus Quest.

Check out the Official Supernatural Community on Facebook to meet our diverse community of athletes and coaches as they celebrate their fitness journeys together. Supernatural is loved by The New York Times, Washington Post, GOOP, People, Today, Men's Fitness, Women's Health and hundreds more, check out our press page for more.

Join our team and become part of a community dedicated to helping people find joy in health and wellness today.

What you'll do:

Supernatural is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in network engineering to lead development and support of the client side networking layer in the Supernatural VR app on Oculus Quest and other VR platforms, including integrations with backend services and support for real-time multiplayer gameplay. You will be a force-multiplier working across a wide spectrum of VR client-side concerns helping to refine our architecture and best practices to ensure that we deliver truly compelling, visually immersive experiences at or above spec on all target devices.

This is an ideal role for an experienced AAA game developer who is looking to branch into a new form of visual entertainment and player immersion. Supernatural is not just groundbreaking, it is changing people's lives for the better.

This is also a key role in our organization and we are looking for someone who can provide technical leadership in addition to prodigious output. You'll mentor and coach other engineers in network engineering best-practices. You will apply your passion and love for innovation combined with your excellent communication and interpersonal skills to inspire the growth and development of our engineering discipline.

Responsibilities:

• Lead development of our client network layer and integration with backend services
• Maximize the number of people on low bandwidth connections who can enjoy the Supernatural experience
• Drive adaptation to a rapidly evolving software and hardware ecosystem
• Profile and optimize performance of our applications on target devices
• Develop automated unit testing and continuous integration
• Improve our release practices to enable rapid iteration and release of new features to the public
• Provide technical support for our live applications and global operations
• Collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary team including product managers, program managers, designers, QA, marketing and other roles
• Help plan and prioritize feature development and improvements
• Help ensure objectives are well-understood by other team members
• Conduct technical design reviews and code reviews
• Build strong relationships across the Engineering discipline
• Develop positive working relationships with peers and customers
• Foster a growth mindset, regularly seek out opportunities for improvement
• Lead with empathy and understanding, create a safe space to share ideas
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• BS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• Experience developing in Unity, Unreal or an equally robust game engine
• Prior experience in network engineering on 3D games or applications
• Experience working on client platforms (game consoles, mobile devices, etc)
• Experience working on a live application at scale, including high frequency shipping cycles
• Ability to lead and mentor engineers, guiding growth in technical skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, communication, both verbally and written
• Work independently with minimal supervision
• Good conflict resolution abilities across the varied disciplines
  
  

Desired Qualifications:

• Shipped at least one AAA game or equivalent complexity
• Experience developing VR applications
• Deep expertise in Unity and C#
• Expertise in mobile hardware and how to optimize for performance
• Start-up / entrepreneurial experience
  
  

Where you'll be:

• Our offices are currently closed due to COVID-19. Post COVID, we are giving you the flexibility to work from home should you choose to do so.
• Working hours: We operate within the Pacific time zone for collaboration
  
  

At Supernatural, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Supernatural is committed to bringing together individuals from all different backgrounds and perspectives, however applicants from agencies as well as corporation to corporation work will not be considered at this time.

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