Job Description

Job Description

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:
• For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

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

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