Nexus Studios is hiring a Frontend Developer

Location: Remote / Europe Type: Freelance Start Date: January 2026 Nexus Studios stands as a global creative powerhouse collaborating with acclaimed directors across diverse entertainment mediums, encompassing animation, sophisticated live-action, and immersive experiences. Our portfolio has garnered prestigious recognitions including BAFTA, Emmy, Grammy, and Academy Awards. We engage with premier cultural brands and possess a profound legacy of technological innovation, extended reality exploration, and meticulously crafted narratives. The Role: We're assembling an agile, compact XR prototyping squad tasked with delivering impactful immersive demonstrations to highlight an upcoming product. These prototypes will be brief, visually compelling, and engineered to captivate potential partners and stakeholders. As a Frontend Developer, you'll collaborate with a compact engineering team under the Tech Lead's mentorship, rapidly and confidently transforming concepts into reality. You'll generate code enabling breathtaking visuals, experimental interactions, and swift iterations—harmonizing aesthetic excellence with pragmatic execution. You should excel in experimental environments, demonstrate enthusiasm for creative problem-solving, and relish developing sophisticated technical solutions, even amid evolving technological landscapes. Requirements: What You'll Do: - Collaborate with Developers, Tech Lead, Technical Artists, and creative stakeholders to design immersive demo experiences - Independently manage interaction mechanics, UI elements, and spatial prototype features - Construct expedited MVPs utilizing Android Studio, Kotlin, Jetpack compose, and contemporary XR SDKs - Transform creative vision into performant, visually compelling technical outcomes - Prototype and validate features across multiple device and screen configurations - Diagnose, optimize, and refine code for stability and seamless visual performance - Generate documentation and technical insights supporting future product development What You Will Bring: - 5+ years professional software development experience, preferably including 2+ years in XR, gaming, or immersive media environments - Robust Kotlin proficiency and hands-on spatial development expertise - Strong creative sensibilities bridging technical and visual objectives - Prototype-oriented mindset: rapid creation, comfortable with iteration, enthusiastic about exploring novel tools - Superior problem-solving capabilities and independent operational skills in compact, dynamic teams - Adaptability and resourcefulness when engaging with incomplete or experimental SDKs Preferred Experience: - Previous XR/AR/VR prototype or short-format real-time demo work - Familiarity with spatial SDKs, computer vision APIs, innovative interaction frameworks - Comfort navigating real-time engines like Unity - Experience collaborating closely with artists, designers, and creative leadership - Understanding of real-time constraints in mobile/wearable contexts - Shader development skills using GLSL or equivalent technologies