Web3 Software Engineer

Who we are 

There are millions of virtual worlds people visit every day to play games, socialise, and collaborate. Today, most of those worlds are closed and disconnected walled gardens. We are on a mission to build bridges between virtual worlds.

Product

Ready Player Me is a cross-game avatar platform for developers, players, and content creators. We give players an avatar that travels with them across thousands of experiences and becomes their virtual identity. For game developers, we are an end-to-end avatar system that saves development time and helps them monetize better. Our avatar tools are used by 9000+ games, apps, and leading brands.

Present and future

We are backed by top investors like Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Plural, David Baszucki, co-founder of Roblox, Justin Kan, co-founder of Twitch, Sebastian Knutsson & Riccardo Zacconi, King Games co-founders, Konvoy Ventures, Endeavor and Samsung Next among many others. 

Our team has built avatar systems for companies like Tencent, Huawei, HTC, and Verizon since 2014. We are working with well-known brands like Warner Bros, Adidas, Tommy Hilfiger, Dior, New Balance, and RTFKT.

With more than 9,000 developers and millions of users, Ready Player Me is the world's leading avatar platform.

Join us on this exciting journey and play a key role in shaping the future of self-representation in games and virtual experiences while building bridges between virtual worlds.

About you: 

We are looking for a passionate and skilled Software Engineer with Web3 experience to join the team! You're a dynamic developer who thrives at the crossroads of Web3 and JavaScript. With our microservices built on JavaScript, you bring over 3 years of solid experience in TypeScript and React, crafting high-performance RESTful APIs with Node.js. You're proficient in Solidity, having developed smart contracts and launched NFT drops. You keep pace with the latest Web3 tooling, libraries, and trends and possess a keen design sensibility that ensures seamless user experiences. You excel in fast-paced, experimental environments and are eager to push technological boundaries by integrating cutting-edge solutions into gaming platforms.

You will focus on developing software that enables the creation, editing, rendering, and delivery of 3D avatars and 3D content into games through performant APIs. You will play a critical role in refining and amplifying our core technology, ensuring the best performance and look for our 3D avatars, and enhancing them with Web3 tech.

Your daily adventures will include:

• Enabling the creation, editing, rendering, and delivery of 3D avatars and content into games using performant APIs.
• Staying updated with the latest Web3 technologies and best practices to ensure cutting-edge implementations.
• Collaborating with other product teams to integrate Web3 technologies into our core product.
• Creating NFT drops and using various Web3 libraries, gateways, and IPFS.
• Designing and implementing smart contracts using Solidity.
  
  

What you bring:

• Strong understanding of Web3 technologies.
• Expertise in utilizing Node.js to construct high-performance RESTful APIs.
• 3+ years of experience working with JavaScript, TypeScript, React, or similar technologies.
• Product-mindedness and a sense of design—what feels and looks good—and excitement about building delightful user experiences.
• Readiness to adapt and work in a highly experimental and evolving environment.
  
  

As a bonus, it would be awesome if you:

• Worked in a Startup or Scaleup before.
• Love to play games.
  
  

Why you’ll love it here:

🌏 Join our expanding team in our hubs in Estonia, Germany, the UK, and Spain.

📚 Personal development - exciting challenges mean a big impact. To reach the next level, we offer a personal learning budget.

💤 Flexible days off - we work hard, but it’s important for us to make sure people take time out to recharge.

⚡ Boost your wellbeing with our recharging budget, nurturing both your physical and mental health.

✈️ Biannual company retreats and team gatherings in our hubs; our Summer Days are legendary.

🕟 Flexible working hours - Results are more important than hours on the clock: we trust you to maintain your work-life balance.

📈 Competitive salary with equity options.

What’s life like at Ready Player Me?

At Ready Player Me, expect to make an impact and be a part of an ambitious, passionate, collaborative and caring team. We're here to do the best work of our lives, and build a world, both here and in the virtual worlds, that we can be proud of. Our focus is on working together to build outstanding experiences for our users, at the forefront of change and innovation, as the Metaverse expands. We are a trusted partner, and we continuously strive to learn together. We always seek to be smarter tomorrow than we are today.  Also check out our values.

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