Magic Leap, Inc.
is seeking a Lead Prototype Engineer to help create next-generation Augmented Reality experiences.
Our work will influence the future of how business gets done—amplifying human ability with our wearable technology.
Are you a technology leader who enjoys building interactive proof of concepts to help the team to evaluate ideas?
Do you have a strong understanding of development and prototyping environments?
Do you thrive in a highly collaborative start-up culture of rapid iteration?
As a technologist embedded within the design team, you’ll be working on our most advanced prototypes.
You’ll lead a team of AR prototypers, exploring novel user experiences on the frontier of human-computer interaction.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of Unity prototype engineers: balancing orchestration with hands-on doing
- Rapidly translate design concepts into interactive Unity experience prototypes
- Facilitate the design process by making, testing,, and iterating
- Architect efficient and reusable augmented reality prototype systems
- Implement process and pipeline improvements
- Collaborate with UX and visual designers, 3D artists, engineers, and project managers
- Build bridges between the engineering and design teams
- Drive implementation for proposed AR experiences
Qualifications
- 10+ years of relevant professional experience
- A strong portfolio of relevant prototyping work
- Expertise in Unity 3D
- Experience leading teams of prototypers
- Excellent software engineering and problem-solving skills
- Intuition for impact/effort tradeoff for quick prototyping
- Passion for developing both low and high fidelity user experience prototypes
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Understanding of development environments
- Ability to interface with engineers on behalf of the design team (and vice versa)
- Familiarity with Git, Perforce, any other source control systems
Nice to have
- Experience with Unreal Engine
- Experience with augmented or virtual reality (Hololens, Rift, VIVE, Gear VR, etc.)
- Experience in multiplayer or networked apps or games a plus
Education
- Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in Interaction Design, HCI, Computer Science or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
Additional Information
- All your information will be kept confidential according to Equal Employment Opportunities guidelines.
More Information on Magic Leap
Magic Leap operates in the Virtual Reality industry.
The company is located in Plantation, FL, Austin, TX, Boulder, CO, Culver City, CA, San Francisco, CA, Sunnyvale, CA and Seattle, WA.
Magic Leap was founded in 2011.
It has 1204 total employees.
It offers perks and benefits such as Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, Health Insurance Benefits, Life Insurance and Mental Health Benefits.
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