Member of Technical Staff - Software Engineer

Remote
Full-time
Visa Sponsorship

About the role

About Fractal Labs

We are a team of researchers (ex Google Research) and engineers (ex Google, Virtu) pushing the frontier in AI x Gaming.

About the Role

We are looking for a Member of Technical Staff with a strong background in C++, who is also comfortable working across the stack when needed. This is a fully remote role.

What You’ll Do

  • Build and maintain production C++ services/libraries.
  • Own critical infrastructure and technical architecture decisions.
  • Design telemetry/instrumentation and data-ingestion pipelines (logging, transport, storage).
  • Collaborate with other engineers and researchers to explore new capabilities, enabling rapid prototyping and experimentation.
  • Contribute to defining engineering best practices and technical direction.

What We’re Looking For

  • 3+ years of professional C++ experience, comfortable working across the stack when required.
  • Experience building high quality infrastructure that enables others to build faster and better.
  • Ability to work independently with high ownership and clarity of communication.

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary and equity.
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Flexible PTO and fully remote work culture.

About Fractal Labs

Fractal Labs is an AI research and engineering company building at the intersection of artificial intelligence and gaming. Founded in 2024 and part of Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch, the company is developing a self-coding game engine that adapts to player actions at runtime, targeting game developers and the gaming industry with advanced AI-driven solutions.

Required skills

C++

Interested?

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Job details

Salary

$200,000 - $300,000

Equity

1% - 2%

Location

Remote

Experience

3+ years

Company

NameFractal Labs
IndustryConsumer
Team Size4

Funding

Total raised

$500K

Last stage

Seed

Investors

Y Combinator

Founders

Alan Du

Alan Du

Co-Founder

LinkedIn
Jason Cai

Jason Cai

Co-Founder

LinkedIn
Derrick Xin

Derrick Xin

Co-Founder

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.