Lead Graphics Engineer (Robotics)

Location: San Carlos, CA; on-site

Salary: $175,000–$215,000 plus equity

Company

hirify.global develops humanoid robots, including NEO, for safe operation in homes and real-world environments.

What you will do

• Design and deliver high-performance, low-latency graphics pipelines for VR teleoperation of humanoid robots.
• Build immersive visualization applications using camera feeds, depth data, haptics, audio, and other robot sensor information.
• Optimize rendering performance, responsiveness, and reliability across GPU, CPU, and networking systems.
• Integrate live robot data into intuitive operator interfaces in collaboration with software, operator, and technician teams.
• Establish scalable graphics architecture and engineering practices for the teleoperation platform.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience developing real-time graphics or visualization systems for Senior level, or 10+ years for Staff level.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Graphics, Games, or a related technical field.
• Deep expertise in real-time graphics programming and rendering optimization, especially for video, audio, and VR.
• Strong C++ engineering skills and experience building performance-critical software, particularly for mobile or VR.
• Experience with modern graphics APIs such as Vulkan, DirectX 12, Metal, or OpenGL.
• Experience with real-time rendering systems, game engines, real-time networking, or VR/XR applications.
• Strong understanding of 3D graphics, GPU programming, multithreading, networking, and performance optimization.
• Strong systems thinking, cross-functional collaboration skills, and the ability to drive technical direction in a fast-moving startup environment.

Nice to have

• Experience streaming high-bandwidth, low-latency real-time data at scale, including camera video, LiDAR, depth sensors, or occupancy maps.
• Experience developing VR or mixed-reality applications with OpenXR, Unreal Engine, Unity, or similar platforms.
• Experience building visualization systems for robotics, autonomous vehicles, simulation, VR, or digital twins.
• Experience developing low-latency, highly responsive consumer applications.

Culture & Benefits

• Builder-oriented environment emphasizing ownership, fast execution, honesty, respect, and high standards.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match, plus FSA and HSA options.
• Commuter benefits, disability and life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• On-site snacks and catered lunches.