--- title: 'Senior/Staff Platform Engineer at VRChat' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-staff-platform-engineer-vrchat-remote-hw8b7yghfsm0' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-12' --- # Senior/Staff Platform Engineer at VRChat - **Company:** VRChat - **Location:** Remote - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-05-21 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/vrchat/27436490-d4c6-49a7-8ead-131b9b4e3b8c ## Job description Join the VRChat Team! VRChat offers a first-of-its-kind, game-changing platform that provides an endless collection of social VR experiences and gives the power of creation to its robust community. With over 250,000 worlds and growing, VRChat’s vision is to allow users to bring their imaginations to life and help shape the metaverse anywhere in the world on any device. VRChat has raised $100M to date with the support of investors Makers Fund, Anthos Capital and HTC. We have a great team which includes people from: Netflix, Twitter, Meta, Microsoft, Roblox, Google, Amazon, Unity, Spotify, Discord, Uber, eBay, Robinhood, Twitch, Zynga and TikTok. Come and join the mission! Job Overview We are looking for a Senior/Staff Platform Engineer to help improve the reliability, performance, and scalability of our production platform. This role focuses on operating reliable infrastructure, improving observability, driving incident response, and using data-driven reliability practices such as SLIs, SLOs, SLAs, error budgets, and DORA metrics. Database experience with MongoDB, Elasticsearch, or Redis is a must. Help us run and secure our platform that allows our users to connect and create their part of the VRChat universe. If you’re interested in keeping the machinery behind the scenes humming and finely tuned, then this role could be right up your alley. The role reports to the Head of Platform at VRChat. This Engineer will work closely with the IT and Engineering teams, as well as the heads of various functions to plan and deploy infrastructure. Duties & Responsibilities - Operate and improve production infrastructure with a focus on reliability, security, performance, and cost efficiency. - Define, measure, and improve reliability using SLIs, SLOs, SLAs, error budgets, and DORA metrics. - Build and improve monitoring, alerting, dashboards, logging, and incident response processes. - Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, postmortems, and follow-up remediation. - Automate infrastructure and operational workflows using modern IaC and scripting tools. - Work closely with engineering teams to improve service reliability, deployment quality, and operational readiness. - Turn ambiguous infrastructure, reliability, and operational problems into clear, scalable, and measurable solutions. - Engage with backend codebases through code reviews, pull requests, and occasional feature or tooling work to build shared context with product engineering teams. ## Experience, Skills & Qualifications - 8+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering. - Strong experience operating high-availability production systems. - Experience with cloud or hybrid cloud environments and tools such as Terraform or OpenTofu. - Strong knowledge of Linux, networking, automation, observability, and incident management. - Strong communication skills and ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Operational knowledge of databases such as MongoDB, Elasticsearch, or Redis. ## Nice to Have - Experience with AWS, including core infrastructure services, cost optimization, and multi-account architecture. - Experience with Kubernetes, including networking, service discovery, ingress, and workload reliability. - Experience with Cilium or other Kubernetes networking/security solutions. - Experience supporting large-scale storage systems. - Experience with CDNs, caching, distributed systems, or real-time platforms. ## Benefits - Work from anywhere! VRChat is a 100% remote company - Health Benefits - 401K for US & RRSP for Canadian Employees - Stock Options - Generous paid holiday schedule - Unlimited/Flexible vacation time - Paid parental leave benefits VRChat is an equal-opportunity employer, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. VRChat fosters a diverse, creative, and collaborative environment where anyone can contribute to any of the ongoing projects or direction of the roadmap at any time.  If you’re a passionate team player who wants to have an impact on a dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you! All job offers are subject to satisfactory referencing and background checks. ## About VRChat ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: VRChat is a social platform that lets users create, share, and explore immersive virtual worlds and avatars together in real time. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series D, $80M led by Anthos Capital in June 2021; total funding $95.2M) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States - **Founded**: 2014 - **Founders**: Graham Gaylor (Co‑Founder & CEO) and David Prado (Founder & Community Leader) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Virtual Reality / Social Platform / User‑Generated Content - **Target customers**: B2C (consumers seeking social experiences), creators (world/avatar builders), and community enthusiasts across VR, PC, Android, and iOS. - **Mission**: *“Enrich the world through immersive social connection”* – bringing billions of people together through immersive experiences that transcend physical barriers. ## Products & Services - **VRChat (Platform)**: A cross‑platform social virtual world available on VR headsets (SteamVR, Oculus), PC, and mobile (Android/iOS). Users can explore thousands of user‑created worlds, customize avatars, chat, and participate in events. The platform also features a growing **Avatar Marketplace** where creators can sell their designs. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly available - **Key Metrics**: - Annual Revenue: ~$70 M (estimated, per LinkedIn data) - Total Funding: $95.2 M (Seed, Series A, C, D) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Anthos Capital (lead Series D), HTC (lead Series A), Makers Fund (lead Series C), and more recently a partnership with NagisaConnect. - **Growth Signals**: - Employee headcount grew **20.9% YoY** (now ~101 employees across 13 countries). - Expanded to mobile (Android/iOS), growing the addressable user base. - Launch of the Avatar Marketplace opens new creator monetization streams. - One of the largest active online communities in social VR. ## Competitive Advantages - **Massive user‑generated content ecosystem**: Thousands of worlds and avatars keep the experience fresh and community‑driven. - **Cross‑platform reach**: VR, desktop, and mobile – lowers barriers to entry and fosters a diverse user base. - **First‑mover & network effects**: Deeply entrenched community and creator tools make it hard for newcomers to replicate the social graph. - **Creator‑focused tools**: Avatar Marketplace and world‑building tools empower users to earn and innovate on the platform. ## Strategic Focus - Scaling platform stability and real‑time networking to support growing user and creator activity. - Expanding creator monetization and marketplace features. - Growing mobile adoption while maintaining VR quality. - Investing in trust & safety to keep the community safe and welcoming (dedicated team hiring). - Deepening partnerships (e.g., NagisaConnect) for co‑marketing and integrations. ## Why Work Here - **Remote‑first & flexible**: VRChat is fully remote with team members distributed across 13 countries – autonomy and trust are core to the culture. - **Cutting‑edge tech**: Work on advanced VR/AR, real‑time networking, Unity/C#, and large‑scale distributed systems. - **Mission‑driven**: Directly shape how people connect and express themselves in virtual spaces. - **Culture of innovation**: Values like *“Be Bold”*, *“Debate and Commit”*, and *“Own Outcomes”* encourage experimentation and ownership. - **Global, diverse team**: Engineers, designers, and community leaders from all over the world; opportunities to collaborate across time zones. - **Notable perks**: Stock options (startup equity), flexible schedules, and the ability to work on a product used by millions. ## Sources 1. [hello.vrchat.com](https://hello.vrchat.com/careers) – Careers page (mission, values, culture) 2. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/vrchat) – Active job openings (remote, roles) 3. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/vrchat) – Company overview, revenue, headcount, founders, funding 4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/vrchat) – Company description, office, tech stack 5. [leadiq.com](https://leadiq.com/c/vrchat-inc/5a1d8d52540000590073f295) – Partnerships, growth signals, platform updates ## Other roles at VRChat - [Senior Recruiter](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-recruiter-vrchat-remote-s3ma5wtqw709) - [Unity Technical Artist, Event Pipeline](https://feeny.ai/job/unity-technical-artist-event-pipeline-vrchat-remote-zm4mham1eedm) - [Head of Business Development](https://feeny.ai/job/head-of-business-development-vrchat-remote-5cn0demhk6xn) - [VP of Trust & Safety](https://feeny.ai/job/vp-of-trust-safety-vrchat-remote-4jf1qgdpcfmb) - [Japan Business Development & Partnerships Associate（パートタイム／業務委託）](https://feeny.ai/job/japan-business-development-partnerships-associate-vrchat-tokyo-wgrd38bbbxft) — Tokyo, Japan - [Senior Data Scientist](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-data-scientist-vrchat-remote-bxywewp13rs8) - [Senior People Generalist](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-people-generalist-vrchat-remote-vgyf94xav99v) - [Japan Business Development & Partnerships Associate](https://feeny.ai/job/japan-business-development-partnerships-associate-vrchat-tokyo-k1mg8yqyx9bz) — Tokyo, Japan - [Senior / Staff Backend Engineer (API) – Economy](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-staff-backend-engineer-api-economy-vrchat-remote-9f37t3s7xgmg) - [Staff Engineer - Recommendations](https://feeny.ai/job/staff-engineer-recommendations-vrchat-remote-b7zjc2v3kzmc)