Job Description
About Infinite Reality:
Infinite Reality, Inc. provides world-class tools and services that enable creators and companies to develop fully realized immersive experiences. These experiences foster creativity, personal connections, and limitless value for brands looking to shape the future of audience engagement and commercial opportunity. Our vision for an open Metaverse makes each brand, creator, and citizen the master of their digital experiences, their data, and how they distribute content, commercialize their creations, and build communities.
Role Overview:
We seek an experienced Engineering Lead for our technical client services team to deliver cutting-edge, immersive experiences for international clientele. This person will hire and lead a team that extends and deploys custom projects on our in-house metaverse creation platform. These projects explore and develop innovative ideas in the immersive experiences space, pushing the boundaries of what's possible within immersive experiences.
The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in 3D applications, extensive experience in Unity (or a similar game engine), and a demonstrated track record of successfully deploying bespoke solutions on time and under budget. In this role, you will grow and lead a new team to extend and deploy custom projects on our in-house platform. These projects explore and develop innovative moonshot ideas, pushing the boundaries of what's possible within the realm of immersive experiences.
What You’ll Do:
- Team Leadership:
- Hire, lead, and inspire a team of engineers, technical artists, and designers to deliver exceptional immersive experiences
- Foster a collaborative and innovative team culture, encouraging continuous learning and development
- Have experience managing external contractors and internal employees to ensure deliverables meet expectations
- Establish and manage the operational and engineering excellence of the team
- Mentor team members and help them develop their careers
- Project Delivery:
- Partner with the technical producer to develop roadmaps for client projects
- Oversee the end-to-end project lifecycle, from concept to deployment and maintenance, ensuring the successful delivery of bespoke custom projects
- Guide the concept development with your expertise in 3D and mobile engineering to appropriately scope the work for a given project
- Use business and technical judgment to inform the platform team on feature prioritization
- Where needed, help in the implementation of project delivery
- Comfortable with writing code
- Technical Expertise:
- Be comfortable in the 3d space using tools like Unity or Unreal
- Stay abreast of industry trends and technological advancements to inform decision-making and keep projects at the forefront of innovation
- Collaborate with developers to identify areas for improvement, streamline workflows, and optimize performance
- Sales Support:
- Develop concepts and other demos to help support the enterprise sales team
- Drive the development of custom solutions that build upon the existing platform, contributing to the company's innovation roadmap
Requirements
What You’ll Bring:
- 5+ years of experience in 3D design and development, with a strong portfolio of completed immersive projects
- Demonstrated leadership experience, managing and mentoring technical teams, including external contractors
- Experience shipping at least one mobile application on iOS and Android
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think creatively to overcome challenges
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Experience with streaming video and live event production is preferred
- Experience with VR/AR/XR is preferred
- Experience with multiplayer experiences (or games) is preferred
Benefits
We are committed to taking care of our people!
- Paid Time-Off: We offer flexible vacation time, 10 company holidays AND we shut down Christmas to New Years
- Health Plans: We offer robust medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your dependents. Disability, life insurance, and FSA benefits are also available
- Wellness: Access to Teladoc and an EAP
- Parental Leave: Paid leave
- Retirement Savings: Contribute pretax earnings to our 401(k) Plan
Our Culture:
- Passion: Every team member cares about our company, our clients, and the work
- Collaboration: We believe in intentional communication using Slack, Zoom & Lattice
- Positivity: Optimism keeps us motivated and productive
- Adaptability: Embracing change is key to our success