Software Engineer, Microsoft Platforms

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 Software Developer to join our enthusiastic, experienced and friendly team based in Stratford-upon-Avon. You’ll be a trusted part of the group, working on 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.

When we’re at the office you’ll find us in a couple of converted farm buildings, surrounded by sheep and tractors, where the environment is informal, relaxed, and inclusive. Unity offers flexible working, allowing you to find a balance between time spent working from home and in the office.

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 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
• 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
• C++ programming language knowledge
• Familiarity with the Xbox family of console platforms
• Customer-centric and empathetic approach to supporting our customers and users

You might also have

• Experience developing with Unity and C#
• Knowledge of Computational Complexity and related Mathematics
• Passion for games

Life at Unity

Unity [NYSE: U] is the world's leading platform of tools for creators to build and grow real-time games, apps, and experiences across multiple platforms. 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 fourth quarter of 2023, more than 69% of the top 1,000 mobile games are made with Unity as derived from a blended number of the top 1,000 games in the Google Play Store and iOS App Store. In 2023, Made with Unity applications had an average of 3.7 billion downloads per month. For more information, please visit www.unity.com.

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. If there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please fill out this form to let us know.

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.