Manager, Software Engineering, Web Platform

11 Months ago • All levels • Software Development & Engineering • $147,500 PA - $221,300 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead the Web Platform team to improve the performance of Unity's runtime across desktop and mobile browsers. Your team will be responsible for refining the web-platform-specific code and build processes to bring the Unity runtime to these browsers. Collaborating closely with platform partners, you will measure and implement runtime performance and load-time optimizations. This role involves technical leadership and people management, including attracting, developing, and retaining top engineering talent. The manager will be responsible for organizing research, investigation, measurement, and implementation tasks; defining and driving the technical strategy; collaborating with core Unity engineering and graphics teams to enhance performance; communicating the team’s vision to stakeholders; and supporting and mentoring team members.
Must have:
  • Proven experience managing high-performance software engineering teams.
  • A passion for developing innovative optimization solutions.
  • A methodical approach to prioritizing and validating solutions.
  • Expertise in software engineering with familiarity in C++, C#, and JavaScript.
Good to have:
  • Knowledge of current web standards (WebGL, WebGPU, Web Workers, Emscripten, WebAssembly) and browser compatibility.
  • Experience with real-time 3D projects or games.
  • Proficiency in Agile development methodologies and experience leading distributed teams.

Job Details

The opportunity

Advances in desktop and mobile web browsers have created a revival of gaming in the browser. When a user clicks a link, or scans a QR code, they expect a near-instant experience. While advancements in consumer hardware and ever-increasing network speeds will enhance this experience over time, they are not enough! We must thoroughly optimize the download of game assets and the initialization of the Unity WebAssembly runtime.

As an Engineering Manager, you’ll lead our Web Platform team to elevate the performance of Unity’s runtime across desktop and mobile browsers. Your team is responsible for refining the web-platform-specific code and build processes that bring the Unity runtime to these browsers. Collaborating closely with our platform partners, you will measure and implement runtime performance and load-time optimizations

This role blends technical leadership with people management. You’ll be responsible for attracting, developing, and retaining top engineering talent. If you excel at shaping software that millions love and use, and enjoy leading the engineers who create and maintain it, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

What you'll be doing

  • Organize and oversee research, investigation, measurement, and implementation tasks.
  • Define and drive the technical strategy for the team.
  • Collaborate with core Unity engineering and graphics teams to enhance performance.
  • Communicate your team’s vision and progress to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Support and mentor your team members as they advance in their careers.

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience managing high-performance software engineering teams.
  • A passion for developing innovative optimization solutions.
  • A methodical approach to prioritizing and validating solutions.
  • Expertise in software engineering with familiarity in C++, C#, and JavaScript.

You might also have

  • Knowledge of current web standards (WebGL, WebGPU, Web Workers, Emscripten, WebAssembly) and browser compatibility.
  • Experience with real-time 3D projects or games.
  • Proficiency in Agile development methodologies and experience leading distributed teams.

Additional information

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

Life at Unity

Unity [NYSE: U] is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences.  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 third quarter of 2024, more than 70% of the top 1,000 mobile games were made with Unity, and in 2024, 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. Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. Unity does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Unity will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Unity.

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*Note: Certain locations require a good faith disclosure of the base salary range for the role. The actual salary for the successful candidate may differ based on location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Gross pay salary
$147,500$221,300 USD

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