Software Engineer

Job Description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Software Engineer III
Type: Onsite
Compensation: $75–$105/hour
Location: Redmond

Role Responsibilities

• Develop XR applications using OpenXR, focusing on architecture, implementation, testing, and iteration.
• Build interactive features including input handling, scene and interaction systems, and rendering optimizations.
• Integrate platform/runtime features such as tracking spaces and passthrough/scene understanding via extensions.
• Create clean, testable code and contribute to basic CI/build scripts.
• Debug runtime and device issues related to graphics, tracking, and input; provide clear reproduction steps and fixes.
• Collaborate with product, UX, and engineering stakeholders; document designs and tradeoffs.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience shipping 3D real-time applications such as XR, games, simulation, or visualization.
• Practical experience with OpenXR core concepts.
• Strong skills in C/C++ and/or C#, with solid debugging abilities.
• Experience with a real-time engine or framework like Unity or Unreal.

Preferred

• Experience shipping at least one OpenXR-based app or feature to production.
• Familiarity with OpenXR extensions.
• Graphics experience with Vulkan/OpenGL/DirectX and profiling tools.
• Android XR experience including Gradle, NDK, JNI.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor
• Paid weekly

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.