Job Description

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for experienced XR and real-time graphics engineers with strong backgrounds in OpenXR development, immersive application architecture, performance-sensitive rendering, and interactive systems engineering.

This role supports current and upcoming remote consulting opportunities focused on structured technical workflows, XR application development, technical evaluation, and high-quality project execution. Selected professionals will apply their XR engineering expertise to prototype, implement, and iterate on immersive experiences across OpenXR-capable runtimes and devices, follow technical instructions with precision, and contribute to high-quality technical deliverables. This opportunity is especially well-suited to engineers with strong 3D real-time development experience, practical OpenXR knowledge, and deep technical understanding of XR rendering, input systems, and runtime behavior.

Key Responsibilities

Professionals in this role may contribute to:

OpenXR Application Development

• Develop XR applications using OpenXR across architecture, implementation, testing, and iteration workflows
• Build immersive experiences that run across OpenXR-capable runtimes and devices
• Contribute clean, testable code and support basic CI and build scripting needs

Interactive Systems & Runtime Feature Development

• Build interactive features including input handling for controllers, hands, action sets, and haptics
• Develop scene and interaction systems such as grabbing, ray interactions, and 3D UI workflows
• Integrate platform and runtime features including tracking spaces, anchor-like constructs, and relevant OpenXR extensions such as passthrough or scene understanding

Rendering, Debugging & Performance Optimization

• Implement rendering and performance optimizations including frame pacing and latency-sensitive updates
• Debug runtime and device issues related to graphics, tracking, and input, and provide clear reproduction steps and fixes
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and document designs, tradeoffs, and technical decisions

Ideal Profile

Strong candidates may have:

• 3+ years of professional software development experience or equivalent
• Hands-on experience shipping 3D real-time applications such as XR, games, simulation, or visualization
• Practical experience with OpenXR core concepts including instances, sessions, swapchains, spaces, and actions
• Strong skills in C/C++ and/or C#, along with solid debugging ability
• Experience with a real-time engine or framework such as Unity with the OpenXR plugin ecosystem, Unreal XR pipelines, or custom or native OpenXR rendering with Vulkan, OpenGL, or DirectX
• Strong understanding of rendering and performance constraints for XR, including 72, 90, or 120 FPS targets, GPU and CPU bottlenecks, and latency concerns

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience shipping at least one OpenXR-based app or feature to production
• Familiarity with OpenXR extensions such as hand tracking, eye gaze, foveated rendering, and scene or space-related extensions
• Graphics experience with Vulkan, OpenGL, DirectX, shaders, and profiling tools such as RenderDoc or engine profilers
• Android XR experience including Gradle, NDK, JNI, or low-level platform integration
• Experience building reusable components or frameworks for XR interaction or app scaffolding

Why This Opportunity

• Apply specialised XR and OpenXR engineering expertise to high-impact technical work
• Contribute to immersive applications spanning runtime integration, interaction systems, and performance-sensitive rendering
• Work on practical, detail-oriented assignments with strong relevance to next-generation XR and real-time software development
• Flexible remote work with competitive hourly compensation

Contract Details

• Independent contractor role
• Fully remote with flexible scheduling
• Hourly compensation of $80–$110 per hour
• This is a consulting engagement rather than a W-2 position
• Expected commitment may vary based on project scope and business needs
• Applicants must be authorized to work as independent contractors in their location
• Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
• Work will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time
• Start date: Immediate

About the Platform

This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC . We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.

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