Building something ambitious requires focus, resilience, and a willingness to take on challenging work. At Miris, we believe that this work can be deeply meaningful when it is supported by a strong team, a clear sense of purpose, and a shared commitment to achieving important outcomes. We are looking for people who are energized by complex problems and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
The Opportunity:
Miris is seeking skilled Software Engineers to join our fully remote Graphics team. You will drive innovation in our immersive streaming platform by implementing and productionizing cutting-edge graphics and spatial computing research. The core of this role is creating custom radiance fields and rendering them in real-time on a wide variety of platforms. This hands-on role involves implementing research, pushing new techniques, and scaling them for real-world customer applications. You will collaborate with other research and rendering engineers to integrate the best ideas into the product.
As a remote-first company with a globally distributed team, we value thoughtful collaboration, accountability, and trust. We also believe that every candidate should have an ownership mindset and the opportunity to share in the success they help create, which is why stock options are a significant portion of this role's compensation package.
What You'll Do:
- Build and productionize advanced techniques from graphics and computer vision research (e.g., Gaussian Splatting, radiance fields, compression, streaming).
- Deliver efficient, optimized code across the rendering pipeline and wring out performance from desktop, mobile and VR hardware.
- Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and cloud/content teams to design end-to-end streaming and rendering solutions.
- Stay current with industry and academic advances, moving ideas quickly from concept to real-world deployment.
- Contribute to scalable systems and our SDK, helping customers integrate our technology into their apps.
What You'll Bring:
- Strong technical skills, with proven experience delivering production-quality code in C++, Python related to 3d graphics and rendering
- Demonstrated ability to implement research techniques or complex algorithms in real-world systems.
- Ambition to succeed and make decisions that influence the outcomes of a startup in this crucial early period.
- Collaborative mindset and ability to thrive in a remote startup environment, with ambitious R&D goals
About Us:
Miris is a cutting-edge technology company building the future of 3D content delivery at global scale. Our mission is to empower creators and developers to deliver high-fidelity, photorealistic 3D experiences to billions of users instantly, seamlessly, and across all major platforms and devices. Backed by patented innovations, Miris leverages state-of-the-art advancements in neural rendering, including radiance fields, Gaussian splatting, and new AI-assisted graphics approaches. Our platform unlocks the ability to deliver complex digital scenes, anywhere and anytime, without making compromises on speed, cost, and scale.
Compensation:
At Miris, our compensation philosophy is designed to attract, motivate, and retain top talent. We offer fair pay that reflects the value of each role within our organization and the broader market. We believe that every employee who brings impact should share in our success with equity options as a key component of our compensation package. Base salary is influenced by several factors, including the scope, complexity, and responsibilities of the role, internal equity across similar roles, external market benchmarks for comparable positions, and the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Flexible Spending Account for medical and dependent expenses
- Flexible working hours
- Generous PTO Program
- 401K plan
- Technology stipend
- Wellness stipend
- Equity options
Globally, benefits may vary depending on a candidate's location
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