Senior Software Engineer, Console Platforms

Unity; Stratford-upon-Avon; Remote; GBP 125,000 - 150,000

Job description

The opportunity
Our mission in the Platform Systems team is to make Unity the best engine choice for developers on all of the platforms that we support. Unlocking the potential of platform-specific features and services, and making Unity games run ever faster are among the things that get us up in the morning. We also love to work together with Unity developers to make their games even more incredible! We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our enthusiastic, experienced and friendly team based in the UK. You’ll be a trusted part of the group, working on and providing technical leadership for significant improvements and groundbreaking features specifically for Unity on Xbox, Windows, and Universal Windows Platform. Unity is used in a huge and diverse range of games across all genres. You will have the opportunity to develop and influence technology used by developers in studios all over the world. You’ll also be given the time and support to grow your knowledge in technical areas you’re interested in. The role is remote but you might be required to visit one of our offices in Stratford-upon-Avon or Brighton, depending on the project. With your help, games built with Unity will continue to be some of the best on the market.

What you'll be doing

• Develop solid and performant engine systems
• Maintain existing systems, improving performance, testability and stability
• Work with cross-functional teams to plan and bring new engine features to Unity
• Improve our test infrastructure and tools to allow more developers at Unity to run and test their code efficiently
• Mentor more junior members of the team
• Stay up to date on the latest development practices for both Unity and the games industry at large

What we're looking for

• Multi-platform programming experience in games or middleware
• Advanced C++ and C# programming language knowledge
• Familiarity with the Xbox family of console platforms
• Customer-centric and empathetic approach to supporting our customers and users
• Thorough testing practices

You might also have

• Experience developing with Unity
• Knowledge of Computational Complexity and related Mathematics
• Knowledge of quality assurance methodologies
• Passion for games

Life at Unity
Unity [NYSE: U] is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences. Creators, ranging from game developers to artists, architects, automotive designers, infrastructure experts, filmmakers, and more, use Unity to bring their imaginations to life across multiple platforms, from mobile, PC, and console, to spatial computing.

As of the third quarter of 2024, more than 70% of the top 1,000 mobile games were made with Unity, and in 2024, Made with Unity applications had an average of 3.7 billion downloads per month. For more information, please visit Unity.

Unity is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment and celebrate our employees across age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our differences are strengths that enable us to support the growing and evolving needs of our customers, partners, and collaborators.

This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.