Senior Network Programmer

March 14

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Decentraland

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Decentraland is a virtual world platform built and owned by its community, where users can explore, create, and interact without limits. It offers a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) structure, allowing users to vote on proposals and influence the platform's future. Users can create and sell virtual wearables and emotes, build and manage digital worlds, and participate in a vibrant community-driven economy. Decentraland combines elements of social networking, digital marketplaces, and creative expression within a metaverse environment.

Blockchain • Virtual Reality • Connectivity • Open Source

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2017

🥽 AR/VR

🌍 Social Impact

🌐 Web 3

📋 Description

• The Platform • Decentraland is a pioneering virtual world where the boundaries of imagination and technology blend seamlessly. Built on the Unity engine, our platform streams and renders a vast, continuous environment filled with diverse, user-generated content. As avatars explore this immersive landscape, they encounter new creations daily, from games and puzzles to scenes and artworks—all crafted by our vibrant community of creators. • Our platform goes beyond traditional gaming experiences. Users can attend live music events, conferences, exhibitions, dance parties, and more, all within a richly detailed metaverse. Decentraland started as a proof-of-concept for digital real estate ownership on the blockchain but has evolved into an ever-expanding world where anything is possible. Join us as we continue to push the boundaries of what a virtual world can be. • Check it out at: https://decentraland.org/ • What are we looking for? • We are a group of contributors to the Decentraland ecosystem and are actively seeking a Senior Network Programmer to help build and optimize the networking layer for our large-scale social virtual world. Our ideal candidate is excited about creating real-time communication solutions for a massive user base, has a generalist mindset, and brings extensive background in the gaming industry. They should also approach challenging problems with an open attitude and curiosity.

🎯 Requirements

• Proven background in developing and optimizing multiplayer networking solutions for real-time, large-scale network infrastructure • Proven experience integrating multiplayer into existing codebases • Solid understanding of low-level networking concepts (TCP/UDP, packet structures, bandwidth usage, client-side prediction / reconciliation, lag compensation, zone transitions / Server Handoffs etc.). • Experience with C# and Unity’s ecosystem, especially working across custom back-end solutions with Unity clients. • Hands-on experience analyzing and improving network throughput, latency, and resource usage. • Familiarity with tools for debugging and performance testing in large-scale, multiplayer environments. • Experience working with Git, Perforce, Mercurial, or similar systems for version control and collaboration.

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote team with flexible working hours. • 29 annual PTOs • Long term incentive of MANA tokens, vested in a 4 years period. • Additional tokens linked to annual performance review. • Stipend policy to cover remote work & wellness related expenses • Brand new equipment for remote work, including laptop, screen and chair. • Parental leave • Language lessons • An Annual team offsite