The opportunityUnity is building the next generation game creation platform, changing how games will be built over the next five years. Join us and help create a product that will enable game developers to bring their ideas to life in an entirely new way.
As a Staff Software Engineer on our gaming AI team, you will be responsible for leading the delivery of cloud services and features that power this platform. This is new and challenging work at the center of Unity's AI direction.
What you'll be doing- Designing and delivering cloud-based services and cloud features for the next generation game creation platform
- Building front-end features as part of performant full-stack systems
- Optimizing cloud services for scalability and performance
- Applying cloud service design patterns and architecture experience to cloud applications
- Using agentic AI tools (such as Claude Code) as a core part of your daily engineering work
- DevOps work: CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, database maintenance.
- Driving technical direction within the team and building alignment with leadership
- Collaborating with the AI, infrastructure, and data teams
What we're looking for- Familiar with Google Cloud Platform services, optionally familiar with Azure.
- Familiar with K8s / KCL
- Strong interest in game development with AI
- Experience delivering scalable cloud services and cloud-based features
- Understanding of cloud service design patterns and architecture experience with cloud applications
- Experience designing performant full-stack systems, including frontend / cloud services / devops
- Expertise in using AI developer tools (such as Claude Code) in your daily work, and a dedication to building your career path with these tools
- Ability to drive technical direction within a team and align with leadership on strategic vision
You might also have- Game development experience, or a passion for gaming
- Knowledge of cloud infrastructure
Gross Annual Salary: $200,400 - $260,500
This range reflects the anticipated base salary for this position. Beyond base salary, this role may be eligible for equity awards and participation in our company incentive plans (such as annual discretionary bonuses or sales commissions). The final offer amount will depend on several factors, including geographic location and the candidate's relevant experience, professional background, and skill set.
BenefitsAt Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance.
Please note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status.
While specific benefits vary, here are some of the ways we strive to take care of our eligible team members globally: Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance | Commute subsidy | Employee stock ownership | Competitive retirement/pension plans | Generous vacation and personal days | Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs | Office food snacks | Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support | Employee Resource Groups | Global Employee Assistance Program | Training and development programs | Volunteering and donation matching program
Life at UnityUnity [NYSE: U] is the world's leading game engine, powering play for more than 3 billion consumers each month. The top mobile games in the world, the most played PC indie titles, the most innovative console games, and virtually all of the top XR and Web Games are developed, deployed, and grown in Unity. Unity also enables teams across industries like automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare to design, simulate, and collaborate in 3D - closing the gap between ideas and reality. For more information, please visit ;br>
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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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