XR Software Engineer

Aperio Global brings together experts in cybersecurity, AI, data analytics, and cloud technologies to solve complex national security challenges. Our team includes technologists, Intelligence Community veterans, and security professionals who collaborate to deliver technical excellence in cyber operations, AI platforms, cloud-native software, and emerging technologies.

About the role

Aperio Global is seeking an XR Software Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and deploy advanced immersive and interactive applications supporting customer mission requirements. You will support application architecture, immersive software development, systems integration, AI-enabled features, testing, deployment, and technical documentation, working collaboratively with spatial computing, software, design, and program teams.

Location: Reston/Chantilly, VA / Hybrid as program requirements permit. Limited CONUS travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain XR and interactive 3D applications.
• Integrate spatial assets, APIs, data services, AI capabilities, user interfaces, and third-party technologies.
• Develop interactive features including spatial navigation, object interaction, annotations, multimedia, and contextual information.
• Support integration of 3D spatial content and emerging immersive technologies.
• Optimize application performance, rendering, stability, and usability across supported platforms.
• Participate in prototyping, integration, testing, troubleshooting, and production releases.
• Support application deployment, configuration, and operational transition.
• Maintain source code and application configurations using established development and version-control practices.
• Develop and maintain architecture, deployment, configuration, and other technical documentation.
• Collaborate with technical teams and customer stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Professional software or application development experience.
• Proficiency with one or more modern programming languages.
• Experience developing, integrating, testing, and troubleshooting software applications.
• Understanding of application architecture and software development lifecycle practices.
• Experience with source/version control and collaborative development.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with XR/VR/AR, interactive 3D, simulation, gaming, or visualization applications.
• Experience with Unity, Unreal Engine, OpenXR, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with spatial computing, 3D graphics, Gaussian Splatting, photogrammetry, LiDAR, or related technologies.
• Exposure to AI/ML, generative AI, or AI-enabled application development.
• Familiarity with cloud, containerized, GPU-accelerated, or edge computing environments.
• Experience supporting application testing, deployment, and technical documentation.
• Government or other mission-oriented technology experience is a plus.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a versatile software engineer who enjoys learning emerging technologies, solving complex technical challenges, and working across the development lifecycle. Experience in XR or spatial computing is valuable, but strong software engineering fundamentals and the ability to rapidly learn new technologies are equally important.

Pay

Salary Range: $160,000 – $180,000. The salary range for this role represents Aperio’s good-faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Placement within the range is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to an individual’s qualifications, relevant experience, education, certifications, technical skills, contract labor categories and/or rates, work location, market conditions, and business needs.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA) with 100% employer match up to 6%
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Professional Development