Web Developer

Vrse is a leading VR company, whose mission is to tell extraordinary stories in virtual reality. Vrse uses custom-built tools and their own VR app to create and distribute the most innovative, story-driven experiences in VR today. Vrse was founded by director Chris Milk and technologist Aaron Koblin – both renowned for their innovative, industry-leading work – and are best known for their high-profile collaborations with The New York Times, the United Nations, Vice, Saturday Night Live, and arti

We're looking for people to join our growing team who:

• Seek out challenges and are comfortable with the unknown
• Thrive in fast-paced, innovative, creative environments
• Are expert communicators and collaborate well with others
• Take initiative to solve tough problems
• Are passionate about revolutionizing storytelling through virtual reality
• Most importantly, have got grit

• Join the team that designs, implements, and maintains our web platform for virtual reality content
• Architect high performance, scalable web-based solutions for media consumption
• Partner with designers, product managers and colleagues to implement UX and design
• Continue to design and implement new functionality and features for an improved user experience
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
• Complete bug fixing and improve application performance

Qualifications

• Proven experience building web platforms, ideally that are consumer facing and content driven
• Top-notch programming skills and in-depth knowledge of modern HTML/CSSDeep understanding of JavaScript
• Experience with interfacing, designing and maintaining APIs
• Working knowledge of the general web landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
• Solid understanding of the full web development life cycle
• Hands-on experience with network diagnostics, network analytics tools
• Understanding of media delivery system requirements for the web

Optional, but a major plus

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• Experience working with a start-up