BigBox VR Engineering Manager (Server + Infra) at Meta in Burlingame, California

Job Description:

BigBox VR is an Oculus Studio known for developing popular multiplayer VR games like POPULATION: ONE, a battle royale shooter that allows players to fly, climb, and fight in an immersive VR world. Founded by industry veterans, BigBox VR focuses on creating social, multiplayer, first person shooters that leverage the full potential of virtual reality. Acquired by Meta in 2021, the BigBox VR is now part of a broader effort to build the future VR games.Seeking an experienced Server and Infrastructure Engineering Manager with a passion for games and technology. The candidate should have a strong sense of quality and know what makes a game enjoyable for players. They should have experience leading a server team to efficiently operate large scale, dynamic products, and make games come to life through scalable, reliable, web services. It is important to thrive in a fast paced environment and communicate high level or low level detail to a wide variety of stakeholders. This role is a key member of the team and a trusted partner that needs to operate with knowledge of each area of the product, its status, and quality level. An ideal candidate has prior experience working in games studios shipping and operating liveops games with regular release cadences. Our Tech Stack: Unity and C#Meta Infrastructure which is written mainly in Hack (AKA: Typesafe Object Oriented PHP)PythonAWS CloudFront, CloudWatch, GameLift, SNSTeamCity

BigBox VR Engineering Manager (Server + Infra) Responsibilities:

• Create, maintain, and extend server infrastructure that powers all of BigBox VR's games such as POPULATION: ONE


• Create, maintain and deploy highly reliable server infrastructure within a highly dynamic and iterative team environment


• Work hands on, 20% to 50% of your time spent working in the code with the team to design, develop, test and maintain quality code and documentation


• Work as a team, contributing to important design decisions and conversations


• Develop gameplay and server prototypes and experiments, while researching and recommending novel ideas, new tools, and technologies


• Test and support the game as a service


• Collaborate with artists and engineers to implement new developments, help build features, and solve creative problems


• Act as an engineering coach to provide feedback, support engineers on career development, and grow their skill sets through mentoring


• Unblock or accelerate team progress by removing obstacles and being a resource


• Develop, own, and drive a clear vision and strategy for the team through clear goals and excellent communication about how the teams work fits into the bigger picture

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years experience shipping or operating live service games that serve millions of players via highly scalable web services


• 8+ years experience architecting, building, and scaling highly scalable and resilient web services and storage tiers


• 8+ years as an engineer leader in game development or multiple shipped games


• 2+ years experience in an engineering manager role managing direct reports


• Experience working in Unity 3D or similar game engines


• Demonstrated experience working in self-managed, fast-paced environments


• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience


• Demonstrated history of working well with cross-functional teams and organizations


• Experience organizing and leading meetings for planning, scheduling, and/or discussion within the team


• Expertise growing and mentoring team members

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on AR or VR games


• Deep expertise working in Unity 3D or similar game engines


• Experience building first person shooters

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today-beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.



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$177,000/year to $251,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits


Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta. Apply Now