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Senior AR / VR Engineer — Unreal

XR Engineering

Senior Full-Time Remote (India preferred) / Guwahati Permanent

Compensation

INR 25 - 45 LPA + equity.

Engagement

Full-Time

Permanent role. Full-time commitment. Primarily on-site, with limited remote flexibility.

Scope of role

Own complex problems end-to-end. Set technical direction. Mentor mid and junior teammates.

01 — The role

Why this role exists at EduRankAI

Ship Unreal-based XR experiences for AquinTutor — the surfaces where photoreal rendering or Niagara-grade physics matters.

02 — The work

What you will own

  • 01 Ship Unreal XR experiences (UE5 + Lumen + Nanite where appropriate).
  • 02 Own the per-frame performance budget on XR hardware.
  • 03 Comfort engineering.
  • 04 Pair with the curriculum and simulation teams.
  • 05 Mentor mid + junior XR engineers.

03 — The expertise

What we look for

Unreal Engine 5 at production depthOpenXRNiagara, ChaosC++ in UnrealProfiling tools

04 — The bar

Who thrives here

  • You have shipped at least one UE5 XR product.
  • You can describe an Unreal performance bug you root-caused.
  • You can read Unreal C++ source comfortably.
  • You have an opinion on Blueprints vs C++ and you can defend it.

05 — Hiring process

What to expect after you apply

  1. 01

    Application review

    Every application is read personally within five business days. We respond either way.

  2. 02

    Take-home or live exercise

    Role-specific. Time-boxed. Real problems we are actually working on, not invented puzzles.

  3. 03

    Conversations

    Deep technical and values conversations with the team you would join. No trick questions. No panel ambushes.

  4. 04

    Offer or honest no

    If yes: digital offer letter, signed in-portal, transparent terms. If no: written feedback if you want it.

Before you start

What we will collect. What it costs. What we will not do with it.

We will collect

  • Name, email, phone — Account + application updates. No marketing.
  • Resume / portfolio link — Human review of your work.
  • Date + place of birth — Identity verification only.
  • Your written responses — Selection rubric. Read by humans.
  • Government ID (later) — Anti-fraud at offer / interview stage. Not at signup.

We will never

  • Sell your data
  • Share with third-party recruiters
  • Use for advertising
  • Train models on it
  • Send marketing email

Our situation

EduRankAI is a small, independent organization building long-term capabilities in educational intelligence, advanced AI systems, and research infrastructure. We take no advertiser money, no donations with strings attached, and no investor pressure on hiring decisions. Applying is free, and every application is read by a human — recruitment, technical, academic and leadership teams. It buys us the right to be honest.

Full transparency policy Questions? Email us

Ready to apply?

We read every application personally. If you are the right person for this role — regardless of pedigree, background, or where you are based — you will hear back from us within five business days.

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Senior AR / VR Engineer — Unreal

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