Senior Developer - Frontend XR Systems Architecture

Nexus Studios; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexus Studios is seeking a Senior Developer for a remote role focused on building an innovative platform for a new XR product. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Kotlin and real-time systems, ensuring robust development that enhances user engagement and performance. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of immersive media within a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in Kotlin and real-time systems crucial.
• Experience in AR/VR/XR application development.
• Understanding of SDK integration within live services.

Responsibilities

• Define and build frontend framework for app development.
• Support developers and approve code merges as needed.
• Integrate emerging spatial SDKs and real-time engines.

Skills

Kotlin

Real-time systems

AR/VR/XR applications

SDK integration

Modular development

Education

8+ years engineering experience

2+ years in Senior role

Tools

Unity

Job description

Senior Developer - Frontend XR Systems Architecture

Senior Developer - Frontend XR Systems Architecture

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Location: Remote - able to work 10am - 7pm UK time

Type: Long term contract

Start Date: July 2025

Nexus Studios is a global creative studio working with award-winning directors across animation, artful live-action and immersive to redefine the boundaries of entertainment. Our work has received accolades from BAFTA, Emmy, Grammy, Academy Awards to name a few. We work with the world's leading cultural brands and have a deep rooted history in innovation, XR and crafted storytelling.

The Role:

We are now looking for a Senior developer to build out a platform for a new XR product created with Kotlin and GLSL. This is a senior hands-on development role responsible for building a scalable framework, and supporting a larger development team as they integrate UX/UI work along with external API's and SDKS into the framework.

This is a live, fan-facing product—not content delivery. The technical infrastructure must support real-time performance, extensibility across leagues and features, and a clear path from MVP through launch and live operations. You'll work closely with a technical lead and technology director to ensure we deliver a robust, performant experience that evolves over time.

Requirements


What You'll Do:

• Work with the Tech Lead and Technology Director to define and then taking ownership of building the overall frontend framework, to support the full app development team from prototype through live operations
• Support the other developers on the project with systems and tooling they require for their tasks
• Support Tech Lead to approve PR/Merge requests from the team as/when needed
• Work closely with other technical teams, such as the backend server team who will deliver video and binary content to the app
• Integrating with emerging spatial SDKs, real-time engines, and partner-based tooling
• Supporting the Technical Lead and Technology Director with technical documentation
  
  
  

What You Will Bring:

• Have 8+ years of engineering experience, including 2+ as in Senior or higher role positions. Understand teams in product-oriented environments and a general understanding of full stack development
• Significant hands-on experience in Kotlin development and an understanding of how to best structure codebases for live product experiences
• Have built or scaled real-time systems, AR/VR/XR applications, or other immersive platforms
• Know how to integrate and extend third-party SDKs within live services
• Are confident managing ambiguity, prioritizing stability, and communicating tradeoffs
• Understand how to design for modular development and phased feature rollout
• Are excited by the challenge of building for live, high-emotion moments and performance under pressure
  
  
  

Preferred Experience:

• Experience building or integrating systems for fan engagement tools or data-rich entertainment products
• Prior exposure to Spatial SDKs and/or new platform tooling
• Experience with Unity
• Collaborative experience with external platform teams or co-development environments
  
  
  

Benefits

This is a Nexus-led role, embedded in a highly collaborative, partner-facing development environment. You'll help define not just what we build, but how we build it—shaping the product team structure, delivery approach, and evolution of a platform with global reach. If you're excited about building what's next in immersive media, and fan engagement, we'd love to talk.

Nexus Studios is proud to work with extraordinary talent as an equal opportunity employer. We embrace individuals of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, age, abilities or sexual preferences. Our recruitment process is merit-based, ensuring fair treatment to every applicant.

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