Software Engineer, Platform Services Abstraction

Overview

The opportunity

A successful developer in this role will be one who has the desire to investigate and understand how similar features are implemented across various platforms, then use that knowledge to design unified APIs that can be used across platforms. This will require deep cooperation with teammates as well as the willingness to build relationships with technical teams across Unity. We strive for an environment in which the best ideas win by encouraging and respecting the input of all team members, taking into account different communication styles and experiences.

Responsibilities

• Crafting unified APIs that implement features of various target platforms in a single unified and testable way
• Contributing the implementations of these APIs to the Unity codebase including unit tests
• Advocate for the unification of disparate platform implementations into simple abstractions across Unity
• Deliver a stable quality product that the team is proud of by exemplifying robust API design methodologies along with high-quality C# and C coding practices
• Refactoring existing code to be more efficient and maintainable, responding to user feedback and solving user issues with the codebase

Qualifications

• Knowledge of native development on at least one platform; adaptable to add more platforms
• Empathy for the unique challenges game developers face building and maintaining rich experiences across multiple platforms
• Experience contributing to cross-team projects from initiation to completion
• Experience in C# and developing Unity-based games and extending the Unity editor
• Experience working with a small to medium size team

You might also have

• Knowledge of writing native plugins for Unity and/or experience with API design and asynchronous coding paradigms
• Experience in development for multiple game consoles, mobile or desktop platforms and shipping cross-platform titles that also use platform-specific features when appropriate
• Long-term code ownership mentality with thorough documentation of thought processes, decisions, and code API

Additional information

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

Life at Unity

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support employees’ well-being and work-life balance. You can read more about them on our career page.

Equal Opportunity

Unity is an 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. If you have a disability and need accommodations to ensure a comfortable interview experience, please let us know.

This position requires sufficient knowledge of English to communicate professionally with colleagues and partners located worldwide.