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About the Role

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join a newly established engineering team responsible for delivering Unity platform support for an Android-based ecosystem. This role involves enabling Unity developers to seamlessly deploy titles across mobile, laptop, and hybrid devices while leveraging unique hardware and software capabilities. The team also focuses on researching and implementing runtime optimizations to improve performance across various devices. This is a highly technical individual contributor role with significant responsibility for guiding architectural decisions and engineering methodologies, requiring close cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-team technical initiatives, driving consensus on architectural designs and implementation strategies.
Profile, analyze, and identify optimization opportunities across the stack, partnering with stakeholder teams to develop and deploy performance improvements.
Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineers across the organization, promoting rigorous software engineering standards and code quality.
Contribute to the strategic definition and roadmap planning of platform engineering initiatives.
Author comprehensive technical documentation and actively participate in design review processes.
Investigate and resolve complex, system-level issues spanning multiple software subsystems.

Requirements

Extensive background in Android systems programming, supported by advanced proficiency in C++, C#, and Java/Kotlin.
Demonstrated success in architecting, building, and deploying large-scale platform or runtime systems.
Comprehensive understanding of computer architecture, memory hierarchies, cache mechanics, and CPU/GPU interaction models.
Proficiency in asynchronous execution and multithreaded software architecture.
Proven capacity to analyze, comprehend, and navigate large and complex software codebases.
Documented history of leading cross-functional technical initiatives and shaping engineering direction.
Advanced diagnostic, debugging, and performance profiling competencies.
Sufficient knowledge of English for professional verbal and written exchanges.

Skills

C++
C#
Android systems programming
Java
Kotlin
Architectural design
Performance analysis
Technical mentorship
Software engineering standards
Code quality
Roadmap planning
Technical documentation
System-level issue resolution
Computer architecture
Memory hierarchies
Cache mechanics
CPU/GPU interaction
Asynchronous execution
Multithreaded software architecture
Codebase navigation
Diagnostic
Debugging
Performance profiling
Unity engine
Unreal Engine
Managed runtime environments
Open-source software
Real-time 3D rendering
Vulkan
Artificial intelligence tools

Location

Montreal, Canada
Remote (US East Coast time zone)

Work Type

Remote
Onsite

Experience Level

Staff Software Engineer
Expert

Salary/Compensations

Zone A: CA$153,000 - CA$229,600 CAD gross
Zone B: CA$165,400 - CA$248,000 CAD gross
Zone A: $157,800 - $236,800 USD gross
Zone B: $178,300 - $267,500 USD gross
Zone C: $200,400 - $300,600 USD gross

Benefits

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

About the Company

Unity 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 www.unity.com.

Equal Opportunity

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 you have a disability that means 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.