Founding Software Engineer - New Product
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Founding Software Engineer - New Product
Founding Software Engineer needed to take an early real-time 3D browser-native product from prototype to a strong technical foundation. Requires 5+ years of software engineering experience, web-based game development and real-time 3D expertise, and the ability to work independently in an ambiguous startup environment. Remote contractor role based in Australia with an initial 3-month engagement.
Founding Software Engineer - New Product
Founding Software Engineer needed to take an early real-time 3D browser-native product from prototype to a strong technical foundation. Requires 5+ years of software engineering experience, web-based game development and real-time 3D expertise, and the ability to work independently in an ambiguous startup environment. Remote contractor role based in Australia with an initial 3-month engagement.
Salary
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
Soft Skills
Preferred Qualifications
Technical (Nice-to-have)
Key Responsibilities
- Define the MVP and rapidly prototype different technical approaches.
- Evaluate technologies including Three.js, WebGPU, WebGL, PlayCanvas, and comparable web-game technologies.
- Assess the existing browser-native prototype and determine which components should be retained, improved, or replaced.
- Design the architecture and build the technical foundation for the initial product.
- Determine how the browser-native experience should interact with the existing Windows-native product.
- Explore technical challenges involving multiplayer, content compatibility, and boundaries between browser and Windows-native experiences.
- Establish an architecture suitable for an open-source development community.
- Use AI-assisted development extensively to accelerate experimentation, implementation, and iteration.
- Provide strong technical and architectural leadership while contributing directly to the codebase.
- Collaborate closely with product leadership and the broader engineering organization.
- Help shape product decisions by combining technical feasibility, user needs, and long-term scalability.
- Establish performance and optimization strategies for a product expected to operate across a wide range of hardware.
- Contribute to the evolution of the product and potentially take on broader technical leadership as the team expands.