The opportunity

At Unity, we’re shaping the future of real-time 3D by applying AI to revolutionize how games are created and experienced. From intelligent authoring tools to new ways of interacting with content, we’re building the next generation of pipelines that enable faster, more immersive, and more efficient 3D game development.

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our AI Authoring Experience group. You will focus on the Editor experience development, actively contributing to code reviews, technical discussions, and architecture decisions. This is a unique opportunity to help shape how developers interact with AI-powered workflows in the Unity ecosystem, guiding both the technical direction and the team culture of a product at the heart of Unity’s next-generation developer experience.

What you'll be doing

• Design and implement sustainable, scalable solutions for Unity AI Products. Push the boundary of Unity Editor with cutting-edge AI Agent technologies.

• Drive engineering excellence through software design, coding standards, and scalable architecture.

• Contribute to high-level technical strategy and architectural discussions of Unity AI and wider Unity Products.

• Make balanced technical decisions, aligning short-term delivery needs with long-term product health.

• Partner closely with product, design, and other engineering teams to define and deliver the product roadmap.

• Facilitate collaboration across the broader Unity AI and Editor organizations.

What we're looking for

• Strong development background with hands-on Unity Editor development and familiarity with Unity APIs.

• Experience building and shipping complex, user-facing software products at scale

• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines and organizations

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to translate business and user needs into technical solutions

• Familiarity with agile development practices.

You might also have

• Familiarity with AI/ML technologies, natural language processing, or conversational AI

• Background in developer tools or productivity software

• Experience building and deploying AI systems in production

• Experience building and shipping a game

Additional information

• International relocation support is not available for this position

Benefits

At 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 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 Unity.

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.

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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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**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**$157,800—$236,800 USD**