We’re Sandbox VR, the most advanced virtual reality experience in the world . Groups freely roam our large-open “holodecks” together, relying on each other to succeed in social experiences. We take pride in the relationships we are building within our communities by providing world-class experiences for our guests and our employees.

Sandbox VR is looking for a Senior Gameplay Programmer to help shape the future of immersive multiplayer VR experiences. In this role, you will bring gameplay to life by building player interactions, AI behaviors, and core systems in Unity, working closely with designers and artists to create engaging, high-quality experiences. You will play a key role in guiding technical direction, mentoring other developers, and delivering polished, performant gameplay that reaches players around the world.

Work to implement game mechanics and AI behaviors for our compelling 6-person multiplayer experiences & provide mentorship to other programmers Consistently push the limits of the Unity game engine to maximize the quality of each VR experience. Keep up with the latest features and optimization techniques and decide if, when, and how to incorporate them. Actively contribute to creative maintainable code that can be reused across experiences.

Own key areas of the experience from technical perspective Experiment with game design and use rapid prototyping to develop features,



all while ensuring that strong architectural and algorithmic decisions are made. You've been a software or feature group team lead and can share your philosophy of leadership as well as specific examples of where you've put that philosophy into action. Exceptional C# programming skills with at least 5 years of software programming experience.

You must also have significant experience in programming with the Unity engine. You have a proven track record, have shipped at least 2 commercial games (PC or Console preferred) and have been involved in each step of the development process from concept stage all the way through to the final release. You play video games very frequently and have a strong understanding of current gaming trends and popular games releases.

It’s a big plus for us if you have your own VR headset and regularly play VR games. Significant equity grants in a rapidly growing organization Private medical benefits Hybrid work model (3 days a week onsite) Retirement plan Sandbox VR is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. To ensure a fair and productive process, Sandbox VR uses limited AI tools to assist in resume review.

However, these tools do not make hiring decisions.

📌 Full Time Summer Programmer (Vancouver)
🏢 Sandbox VR
📍 Vancouver