Platform Director; Source

Company Description

At Xora, we connect pioneering software developers in the AR/VR space and deliver an open source stack for trusted, high performing, cross-platform software development. Our software auto compiles to native ARKit, ARCore, and WebGL through our flagship rendering engine.

We offer react-native tools, middle wear, and software orchestration through our community of developers. As well as a modular toolkit for creating custom AR glasses. As we rapidly grow, we provide enterprise support for creating augmented and virtual reality applications.

Our open-source users include The Coca Cola company, Dior, The Food Network, Accenture.

The Xora Open Source team is looking for a Software Platform Director to join us in the US.

In this role, you will establish guidelines for writing and modifying software according to Xora standards.

You will also streamline communication to partnering teams at Mozilla, Chromium, and other Open Source web projects.

You will help orchestrate high-level platform changes, and work with the software development team, as well as external stakeholders, to fundraise for the 501c3 non-profit, as well as collaborate with the team to execute Changes.

The Platform Director's core responsibility is to work with users, internal development teams, and external developers and orchestrate a sustainable growth model for the rapidly growing open source project.

• Drive the development process.
• Create guidelines for writing, modifying, and debugging software for external software contributors.
• Establish software quality standards for life cycle, documentation, development methods, testing, and maintenance.
• Documents and analyzes test results and make recommendations to improve overall quality.
• Create, record, and implement unit test plans, scripts, and test harnesses.
• Ensure that project documentation is created and is maintained
• Understand the team's needs and voice concerns for budget improvements and growth.

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 2+ years experience leading and developing applications for mobile/ web.
• Exceptional integrity, honesty, and trustworthiness.
• Acts and thinks like an owner/entrepreneur.
• Self Motivated. And driven to seek mentorship.
• Ability to work inter-departmentally to devise strategies with key stakeholders in mind.
• Ability to work in both team environments and as an individual contributor.
• High level of business maturity.

Honor, integrity, and will to be independent are core to the Xora's values.

Xora is expanding it's focus from solely software into also hardware, including partnering with manufacturing leaders to mass-produce a new platform. Although you, as a software leader, are not going to have to worry too much about the hardware development, It is good to know the complexity of the team you will be entering.

There will be 4 stages to the application process once you have applied.

As we are also hiring for other positions, If we feel that you are a better candidate for different roles, we will definitely keep you informed.