Software Engineering Manager

The opportunity
Unity is expanding its platform support to new classes of devices as well as ecosystems based on other 3D engines. To that end, we’re establishing a new team, Platform Iteration, within the Platform organization. This team will evolve the architecture of simulation and play mode in the editor, and build innovative features using Unity’s groundbreaking communication protocol, PolySpatial.

We’re seeking an experienced people manager with a deep technical background to lead this team. The manager of this team will play a key role in setting the strategic direction of platform support at Unity and helping to define the future of spatial computing. The right person will attract and retain talented engineers, drive execution against a complex road map, collaborate with teams across Unity, and interact with our industry partners. If you thrive on shaping software that is loved and used by millions, and leading the engineers who build and maintain it, this is a great opportunity for you!

What you'll be doing

• Drive the execution and technical strategy of the team, as a manager and tech lead
• Collaborate internally with core engineering, design, graphics, and networking teams
• Communicate your team’s vision and progress, internally and externally
• Support your engineers as they advance in their career goals

What we're looking for

• Experience developing and managing a high-performance software engineering team
• A working knowledge of the internals of a high-end game engine, such as graphics, netcode, animation, script interpreters, and compilers
• Experience as a software engineer and a working familiarity with C# and C++
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

You might also have

• Experience leading teams using Agile methodologies
• Experience leading distributed teams
• Experience interacting with industry partners outside your organization
• Experience with game or content creation software

Additional information

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

Life at Unity

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support employees' well-being and work-life balance. You can read more about them on our career page.

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 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.

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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