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Senior Software Engineer – XR Runtime (C#/Unity)
Location: London (3 days onsite, Kings Cross)
Duration: 6 months (contract)
Rate: £66.83p/h PAYE
Hours: 40 hours/week
Start Date: ASAP
Join one of the most innovative companies shaping the future of augmented and virtual reality. We’re seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support the development and optimization of immersive social experiences on a large-scale XR platform. If you’re a generalist engineer with deep C#/Unity expertise and a passion for performance and reliability, this role is for you.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Enhance the runtime stability and performance of a cutting-edge VR platform.
- Work on Unity/C#/C++ systems, profiling and debugging complex codebases.
- Collaborate with global teams to ship reliable experiences in social XR.
- Improve internal telemetry, incident diagnostics, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Contribute to the core infrastructure behind multiplayer and creator tools.
What We’re Looking For:
- Strong experience with C# and Unity in a Windows development environment.
- Experience with C++, systems debugging, and runtime optimization.
- Familiarity with internal build tools (e.g., Buck, Bazel) and CI/CD systems.
- Prior experience in large-scale production environments.
- Experience with VR/AR hardware, especially Meta Quest or similar devices.
- Knowledge of performance and memory profiling tools.
- Exposure to tools like Phabricator, Sandcastle, or similar.
- Background in data engineering, SQL, or telemetry
- Join a highly collaborative, mission-driven team working on one of the most impactful XR platforms in the world.
- Office based 3 days per week in Central London.
- No weekend or shift work.
- Role does not involve direct financial data or user-sensitive data handling.
- Work at the forefront of next-gen computing platforms.
- Make meaningful contributions to immersive, social-first XR experiences.
- Gain experience in a fast-moving, high-performance engineering team building real-world applications in mixed reality.
Our Client is the largest social media company in the world. They have substantial B2B and B2C advertising and media platforms, as well as a nonprofit initiative. With the mission of bringing people together, they now boast over 2 billion users, and are rapidly developing as they influence the world around us.
Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.
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