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Senior Software Engineer - Art Tools

The opportunity

Unity is accelerating the development of artist tools, with products such as Wētā Digital Tools, Ziva Dynamics and SpeedTree, to make the entire process of crafting 3D graphics, content and experiences more intuitive and accessible to creators. By joining us, you will help democratize the most powerful tools of the industry and make them accessible to a wide range of users.

As a Senior Software Engineer in the Art Tools team at Unity, you will be involved in the research, design, and development of our professional artist tools for character authoring and simulation. In this position, you will integrate multiple existing tools together to offer a complete, intuitive and cohesive creator experience in the cloud. You will focus on bringing our best-in-class creation tools to a wider audience, by improving their interoperability and making their user interface straightforward yet preserving their creativity potential.

What you’ll be doing

• Bring the best artist tools for character authoring and simulation of the industry into the cloud and design workflows that work for all creators
• Directly contribute to the code and the architectural roadmap, and promote high engineering standards
• Refactor legacy code into powerful and extensible APIs
• Ensure quality by investigating reported issues and writing automated tests around new or existing functionality
• Champion engineering principles and best practices

What we’re looking for

• Proven track record developing artist tools for 3D characters (grooming, rigging, etc..)
• Industry experience in professional software development with proficiency in C++, Python, data structures, algorithms and engineering principles
• Experience programming plugins for DCC applications such as Maya or Blender
• Track record of designing robust APIs and libraries and writing clean code
• Experience with testing frameworks and modern CI/CD systems

You might also have

• Experience with Universal Scene Description
• Experience developing cloud native applications
• Strong knowledge of computer graphics and the underlying math

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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 is the foundation upon which the world’s most powerful digital content is created. Specifically, 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.

In the fourth quarter of 2021, Unity had, on average, 3.9 billion monthly active end users who consumed content created or operated with its solutions. The applications developed by these creators were downloaded, on average, five billion times per month in 2021. For more information, please visit www.unity.com .

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