VRChat Inc.

Senior/Staff Backend Engineer – API, Economy

VRChat Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSDockerJavaScriptMongoDBMySQLNode.jsRedisTypeScript

About the role

  • Design and implement scalable backend services in Node.js and TypeScript
  • Ensure transactional integrity in high-volume economic systems
  • Model digital ownership, entitlements, wallets, and payouts
  • Build and evolve systems supporting both first-party and creator-driven content
  • Drive refactors that improve maintainability and long-term platform evolution
  • Participate in architectural discussions shaping the future of VRChat’s economy stack
  • Design reliable economic event representations
  • Ensure traceability across payment transactions and reporting systems
  • Enable subscription and marketplace analytics
  • Support experimentation and feature iteration
  • Maintain reconciliation accuracy and reporting integrity
  • Contribute to fraud detection and prevention systems
  • Own services from development through deployment and monitoring
  • Improve CI/CD reliability and release safety
  • Work within containerized environments (Docker)
  • Contribute to Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Strengthen observability, monitoring, and incident response practices
  • Occasionally jump in to resolve critical production issues

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in backend engineering for SaaS, fintech, marketplaces, or online platforms
  • Deep proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript
  • Strong experience with relational and non-relational databases (MySQL, MongoDB, Redis)
  • Experience managing message queues, caching strategies, and WebSocket systems
  • Proven experience building and maintaining external integrations (payment vendors, fintech platforms)
  • Strong understanding of profiling, optimization tradeoffs, and observability
  • Experience operating under PCI DSS, GDPR, and PII requirements
  • Experience building subscription engines, marketplaces, accounting systems, or invoicing workflows
  • Familiarity with AWS, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity across experimental and high-certainty requirements
  • Experience working in complex, evolving codebases
Benefits
  • Work from anywhere — VRChat is a 100% remote company
  • Flexible working hours with core collaboration overlap
  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) for US employees & Group RRSP for Canadian employees
  • Stock options
  • Generous paid holiday schedule
  • Unlimited/flexible vacation time
  • Paid parental leave
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Hard Skills & Tools
Node.jsTypeScriptrelational databasesnon-relational databasesMySQLMongoDBRedismessage queuescaching strategiesWebSocket systems
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcommunicationadaptabilitycollaborationcritical thinkingattention to detailorganizational skillsleadershipcreativityanalytical skills
Certifications
PCI DSSGDPRPII