Senior Software Engineer, Platform Systems

The opportunity

Our mission in the Console Platforms team is to empower our users to build outstanding games on Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft consoles. Crafting a great user experience, unlocking the potential of console-specific features & services, and enabling Unity games to run as fast as possible on the hardware are among the things that drive us. We also love supporting Unity developers, to help make their games even more incredible!

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 across all genres. You will have the opportunity to develop and influence technology used by developers big and small, in studios all over the world. You’ll also be given the time and support to grow your knowledge in technical areas that you’re interested in.

Unity offers flexible working, allowing you to find a balance between time spent working from home and in the office.

With your help, titles built with Unity will continue to be some of the best games on current and future console platforms!

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

• Knowledge of C++ and associated toolchains
• Knowledge of multi-threading and asynchronous programming
• Experience with profiling and optimisation
• A customer-centric and empathetic approach to supporting users
• Fluent level of Japanese and a good command of English

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

• International relocation support 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 Unity.

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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.

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