Front-End Engineer (WebXR / VR)

Droyd • San Francisco, CA

1d • $120,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Front-End Engineer at Droyd, you will build the teleoperation interfaces operators use to control and interact with our systems. You will work on Quest WebXR and desktop web experiences that need to handle real-time video, high-rate telemetry, and interactive 3D UI without falling apart under load. This role is a strong fit for someone who has already built real WebXR products and is excited about hard front-end systems problems, not just polished CRUD apps. This role is based on-site in San Francisco, CA.

Requirements

• Strong front-end engineering experience
• Real WebXR experience and have shipped WebXR products
• Strong in React and TypeScript
• Experience building real-time, performance-sensitive interfaces
• Understand rendering performance, state management, and how to avoid unnecessary re-renders
• Work well with designers and robotics engineers in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Three.js and React Three Fiber
• Experience with streaming video or telemetry-heavy interfaces
• Experience with teleoperation, robotics, or other hardware-adjacent product environments

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain teleoperation interfaces for Quest WebXR and desktop web
• Work in React 19, TypeScript, Vite, Three.js, React Three Fiber, TanStack Query, and Zustand
• Build real-time UI that integrates live MoQ/WebTransport video and high-rate telemetry
• Help maintain smooth 60fps rendering without React re-render storms
• Manage rendering performance and state to keep interfaces responsive under load
• Work closely with design, robotics, and software teams to improve operator workflows
• Ship product quickly in a fast-moving hardware and software environment

Benefits

• Equity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed