VRChat Inc.

Engineer II – Trust and Safety

VRChat Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Tech Stack

JavaScriptMongoDBNode.jsReactRedis

About the role

  • Work within a full-stack team to develop, implement, and maintain new features for the VRChat platform and operational team.
  • Focus on enhancing safety systems, building the UI/UX and backend systems for support, moderation, and safety operations, with consideration for cost and user privacy.
  • Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers across the stack to translate product and design vision into functional code through informed tradeoffs and accurate estimates.
  • Contribute to all stages of the feature lifecycle, from initial concept and prototyping to deployment and post-launch iteration and maintenance.
  • Ensure the usability, stability, reliability, and performance of critical moderation and safety services, participating in on-call rotations as needed.
  • Participate in code reviews to maintain a high bar for code quality, architectural integrity, performance, and reliability while spreading knowledge across the team.

Requirements

  • 2-5+ years of professional experience developing, building and maintaining web applications.
  • Proficiency in the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) and related technologies like Redis.
  • Experience building scalable, RESTful APIs.
  • Experience building usable, responsive web front ends using React and CSS, or other similar technologies.
  • Experience with database design and optimization, state management, and third-party integrations.
  • Familiarity with version control systems and CI/CD pipelines.
  • An agile, collaborative mindset and excellent communication skills, capable of working independently and effectively in a remote, cross-functional team environment.
Benefits
  • Work from anywhere! VRChat is a 100% remote company offering flexible working hours in combination with core hours supporting real-time collaboration
  • Health Benefits
  • 401K for US & Group RRSP for Canadian Employees
  • Stock Options
  • Generous paid holiday schedule
  • Unlimited/flexible vacation time
  • Paid parental leave benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
MERN stackMongoDBExpressReactNode.jsRedisRESTful APIsdatabase designstate managementthird-party integrations
Soft Skills
collaborative mindsetexcellent communication skillsindependent workcross-functional teamwork