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Lead Software Engineer, Data Oriented Programming (DOTS)

The opportunity

Unity reaches the world on the next billion devices, from entry-level mobile phones to the highest-end AAA games and runtimes need to be highly performance and scalable. The Unity Data Oriented team builds the tools to give developers the capability to build those experiences and tools to enable others to do so. Our goals are to enable best in class hardware usage and optimizations that can scale from tiny games running on smart watches, to large scale experiences in a way that’s fully accessible to our audience.

You will be working on a brand-new, highly modularized architecture based around data oriented design principles where scalability lives alongside performance. Areas of focus would include core runtime features, data serialization, asset optimization, editor UI and workflows. Your game design experience might influence our engine functionality design. And you will have an opportunity to work on data design and other technology innovations to drive tools development at Unity.

You have experienced the practical challenges of developing and shipping games. You have ideas and opinions on how features such as asset authoring workflows, streaming and editor tooling should be designed and implemented, but you’re willing to work with others to build consensus around your designs. You want the opportunity to experiment and implement these ideas and guide the development of Unity’s new data oriented runtime and tools. Become an integral part of our multi-national team.

You will collaborate with the core Unity engineering team in our global offices. You will write Unity Engine C++ code, C# in the scripting layer, and use a handful of additional technologies that come with the platforms that we support — such as PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Web, and Consoles.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and coordinate cross department/group teams to successfully solve internal and customer problems
• Democratize data oriented programming in the Unity game engine
• Develop tools, real time editing and perform engine programming
• Write Unity Engine C++ code, C# in the scripting layer
• Provide Technical direction including tools, content building and infrastructure

What we’re looking for

• Experience supporting multiple platforms such as iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, and Windows Phone
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to build relationships with global partners

You might also have

• Experience working with remote/international teams
• Prior experience with the Unity engine

Life at Unity

Unity (NYSE: U) is the world’s leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content. Creators, ranging from game developers to artists, architects, automotive designers, filmmakers, and others, use Unity to make their imaginations come to life. Unity’s platform provides a comprehensive set of software solutions to create, run and monetize interactive, real-time 2D and 3D content for mobile phones, tablets, PCs, consoles, and augmented and virtual reality devices.

The company’s 1,800+ person research and development team keeps Unity at the forefront of development by working alongside partners to ensure optimized support for the latest releases and platforms. Apps developed by Unity creators were downloaded more than five billion times per month in 2020. For more information, please visit www.unity.com.

Unity is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. Therefore, we provide employment opportunities without regard to 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 there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.

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