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We leverage Web3 principles to ensure scalability, transparency, and fairness in the network.\nOur blockchain layer is the backbone of this ecosystem, enabling staking, licensing, reward distribution, and coordination across thousands of distributed nodes.\nWhy work with us\nThis is an opportunity to work in a dynamic team of successful serial entrepreneurs, software developers, researchers and graphics engineers, and an extraordinary opportunity to work with technologies that will enable the next iteration of the internet for billions of people.\nProven technology: 40+ XR deployments worldwide.\nStrong industry partnerships with leading XR, telecom, and blockchain players.\nVisionary, experienced founding team.\nRecently funded expansion phase with a focus on scaling Web3 infrastructure.\nOpportunity to define the future of decentralized XR streaming.\nAbout the role - Principal Engineer\nIn this role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing solutions for complex, large-scale systems, including:\nBuilding distributed 3D content streaming, optimizing resources and implementing load-balancing strategies.\nDeveloping advanced distributed scheduling solutions.\nCreating resilient validation frameworks that can handle high-stakes environments.\nThe ideal candidate thrives on solving challenging engineering problems. 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