Senior Software Engineer, Platform Systems

The Console Platforms team's mission is to empower our users to build outstanding games on Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft consoles. We develop and maintain support for these platforms in Unity, ensuring developers can easily bring their games to consoles using the full range of features and potential of the hardware. We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our enthusiastic and friendly team of knowledgeable developers. You will be a trusted part of the group, working on significant improvements and powerful new features as well as maintaining existing support for our platforms. Unity is used in a huge and diverse range of console games covering all genres. You will have the opportunity to develop and influence technology used by developers both big and small, in studios all over the world.

What you'll be doing:

• Designing and developing high-quality, performant engine systems
• Maintaining our codebase, improving performance, testability and stability
• Working with Product, Program Management, Engineering and QA teams to bring new engine features to consoles
• Supporting our users, helping them bring their games to console and achieve their goals

What we're looking for:

• Strong C++ knowledge combined with console development experience
• Knowledge of multi-threading and asynchronous programming
• Experience with profiling and optimisation
• A customer‑centric and empathetic approach to supporting users

You might also have:

• Multi‑platform programming experience in games or middleware
• Experience developing with Unity and C#
• Passion for console platforms and games

Additional information:

• Relocation support is not available for this position
• Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance
• Commute subsidy
• Employee stock ownership
• Competitive retirement/pension plans
• Generous vacation and personal days
• Support for new parents through leave and family‑care programs
• Office food snacks
• Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support
• Employee Resource Groups
• Global Employee Assistance Program
• Training and development programs
• Volunteering and donation matching program

Life at Unity:

Unity [NYSE: U] is the world’s leading game engine, powering play for more than 3 billion consumers each month. The top mobile games in the world, the most played PC indie titles, the most innovative console games, and virtually all of the top XR and Web Games are developed, deployed, and grown in Unity. Unity also enables teams across industries like automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare to design, simulate, and collaborate in 3D — closing the gap between ideas and reality.

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 you have a disability that means 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.