Senior PlayStationVR 2 Developer (Unreal Engine)
Remote, EU/NA
About the studio:
Are you passionate about the future of games, reimagining IPs in VR, and reaching a wide audience? Flat2VR Studios is transforming beloved flatscreen titles into immersive VR experiences, partnering with top developers and modders to deliver high-quality adaptations for Meta Quest, PSVR2, and SteamVR. Join our growing team of creative, innovative individuals and help shape the future of XR!
About the job:
Flat2VR Studios is looking for a Senior PlayStation VR 2 developer with deep expertise in VR game development inside Unreal Engine to join our innovative team. You will take technical ownership of the Playstation and PSVR2 platform implementation, including optimization efforts.. And work closely with engineering and production to ensure that Playstation requirements and TRC’s are addressed correctly. This role offers the opportunity to work on exciting game adaptations, contributing to systems, gameplay mechanics, and a variety of development areas. Experience developing VR games is required for this position.
This is a fully remote job; we encourage anyone in the EU or UK to apply.
Some of the work you would be doing:
Owning Playstation and PSVR2 platform’s technical implementation.
Ensuring compliance with Playstation TRCs and VR-Specific Requirements.
Handling the Playstation platform build and deployment workflow. Including SDK and toolchain.
Porting to / Integrating Playstation features such as overlays, reprojection, and system behavior, trophies, activities, leaderboards, advanced haptics, adaptive triggers, headset rumble and dynamic foveated rendering.
Profiling and optimizing for the PSVR platform.
Collaborate with several cross-disciplinary teams.
Tackle diverse technical challenges.
Create gameplay systems and mechanics using Unreal Engine.
Maintain and improve code quality, performance, and reliability.
Contribute creative solutions and ideas to enhance VR gameplay.
Mentor junior developers and provide technical leadership across projects.
You might be a good fit for us if you have:
7+ years of experience in Unreal Engine, with significant time spent in lead or senior roles.
Shipped at least one PlayStation title.
Great knowledge of PSVR 2 development, Sony's FQA process and requirements.
Experience implementing eye-tracked foveated rendering.
Experience with (Playstation) profiling tools such as Razor and Unreal Insights.
Great understanding of C++ and Blueprints.
Track record of designing and implementing gameplay systems & mechanics.
Proven ability to make architectural decisions and guide project-wide technical direction.
Experience in multiple areas of game development with a generalist mindset.
Familiarity with performance optimization techniques in Unreal Engine.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
Readiness to mentor and be mentored, give feedback and share your experience with the team.
Strong social skills and respect for others’ skillsets, backgrounds and identities.
You’ll love working here if you’re into…
Working on beloved IPs in new and imaginative ways.
A fully remote team with flexible hours and a strong async culture.
A collaborative, passionate team pushing the boundaries of what VR can look like.
Opportunities to lead, innovate, and shape the direction of high-profile projects from the ground up.
We work on very varied projects in a caring, crunch-free setting. We are fully remote with occasional & optional meet-ups. Work hours and style can be accommodated to your needs along the central European to US time-zones.
We strongly encourage people of marginalized gender & sexual identities, backgrounds, physical limitations and neuro-divergences to apply.
