Job#: 3030492 Job Description: Software Engineer III
Location: Redmond, Washington (On-site)
Employment Type: Contract
Role Overview
We are seeking an OpenXR App Developer to assist in building and maintaining OpenXR-based XR applications. This role involves close collaboration with engineers and cross-functional partners to prototype, implement, and iterate on immersive experiences that run across OpenXR-capable runtimes and devices.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop XR applications using OpenXR, covering architecture, implementation, testing, and iteration.
- Build interactive features including input handling (controllers, hands, action sets, haptics) and scene/interaction systems (grabbing, ray interactions, UI in 3D).
- Implement rendering and performance optimizations, focusing on frame pacing and latency-sensitive updates.
- Integrate platform and runtime features where applicable, such as tracking spaces and passthrough.
- Create clean, testable code and contribute to CI/build scripts.
- Debug runtime and device issues related to graphics, tracking, and input, providing clear reproduction steps and fixes.
- Collaborate with product, UX, and engineering stakeholders, documenting designs and trade-offs.
Required Qualifications
Experience: A minimum of 3 years of professional software development experience or equivalent. Hands-on experience shipping 3D real-time applications (XR, games, simulation, or visualization). Practical experience with OpenXR core concepts like instance/session, swapchains, spaces, and actions.
Technical Skills: Strong skills in C/C++ and/or C# with solid debugging capabilities. Experience with a real-time engine or framework such as Unity (C#) with the OpenXR plugin ecosystem, Unreal (C++) XR pipeline, or custom/native OpenXR rendering with Vulkan/OpenGL/DirectX. An understanding of rendering and performance constraints for XR (e.g., 72/90/120 FPS targets, GPU/CPU bottlenecks, latency) is required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience having shipped at least one OpenXR-based application or feature to production.
- Familiarity with OpenXR extensions (e.g., hand tracking, eye gaze, foveated rendering, scene/space-related extensions).
- Graphics experience with Vulkan, OpenGL, or DirectX, including shaders and profiling tools like RenderDoc.
- Android XR experience (Gradle, NDK, JNI) or low-level platform integration.
- Experience building reusable components or frameworks for XR interaction or application scaffolding.
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation for this role is set at $75 per hour.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.
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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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