Senior Software Engineer, XR

Role Overview

• Design, develop, and optimise application-layer software for the ATOM headset, including spatial interaction models, alignment workflows, error handling, and operator guidance.
• Translate product requirements and field feedback into robust, real-time operator experiences that run reliably on-device in live construction environments.
• Implement responsive, intuitive operator interfaces for XR, ensuring clarity and usability under challenging site conditions.
• Contribute to real-time rendering features, including holographic overlays, BIM model visualisation, and spatial feedback indicators.
• Profile and optimise graphics performance on battery-powered, purpose-built hardware using OpenGL or Vulkan.
• Work with the XR Lead to maintain and improve the rendering pipeline for reliability and visual quality.
• Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code in C++.
• Participate in code reviews, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, and help build automated testing and simulation tools.
• Take ownership of features from design through to production release and field deployment.
• Work closely with Hardware, Cloud, Mobile, and R&D teams to integrate tracking, perception, and data services into the on-device experience.
• Collaborate with Product Management to refine requirements and ensure workflows meet real-world construction needs.
• Support and mentor junior and mid-level engineers through pairing, code review, and technical guidance.
• Contribute to team best practices around performance-aware, reliable, and testable software development.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in C++
• Experience with real-time graphics programming using OpenGL or Vulkan
• Solid understanding of performance optimisation on embedded or purpose-built hardware
• Proven debugging skills and ability to diagnose issues across complex, real-time systems
• Experience working within and contributing to large, established codebases
• Experience shipping production software, including involvement in release processes, testing, and field support
• Comfortable engaging directly with end users to gather feedback, reproduce issues, and validate solutions
• Familiarity with spatial computing concepts such as 3D coordinate systems, transformations, and projection
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset
• Experience developing for AR or VR headsets, or with XR-specific SDKs and frameworks (preferred)
• Familiarity with OpenXR, OpenVR, or similar spatial computing standards (preferred)
• Exposure to Unity or Unreal Engine internals, or custom real-time rendering pipelines (preferred)
• Experience with BIM data, construction technology, or field-deployed software (preferred)
• Track record of mentoring other engineers or leading technical initiatives (preferred)

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• Unity
• Unreal Engine

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + public holidays
• Private healthcare with Vitality
• Christmas shutdown days on top of leave allowance (2-4 per year usually)
• Office located within a 5-minute walk from Angel station
• Hybrid working
• Biannual salary reviews
• Summer & Christmas staff parties
• Free lunch bought in and after-work gathering/drinks every other Thursday in the office
• Employee referral scheme
• Make a real-world impact of revolutionising the construction industry