Senior Software Engineer, Unity
Data & Machine Learning Infrastructure
$111-211k
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Game development platform
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Game development platform
1001+ employees
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$111-211k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
Democratize game development and enable everyone to create rich interactive content.
Role
Who you are
- Experience in infrastructure and back-end engineering, with a track record of building robust distributed systems
- Daily hands-on experience with model training, deployment, experimentation, and serving tools for machine learning
- Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure using GCP, AWS, or Azure and proficiency in either Go, Java, or Python
- Experience with the latest data and machine learning technologies such as Google's Vertex AI, Ray, and SageMaker
- Experience in building Kubernetes infrastructure stacks, experience from either the ML or Data domain and its associated technologies is advantageous
- This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language
Desirable
- An 'in-it-together' mentality that appreciates engineering as a collective effort
- Hands-on experience with tools such as Vertex AI, Protobuf, Kafka, Flink, BigQuery, Druid, Feast, Kubeflow, Ray, or KServe
- Experience with Terraform, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, and similar tools used for CI/CD
What the job involves
- The Data & ML Platform team at Unity manages a comprehensive range of data and machine learning systems and tools, covering every stage of the lifecycle—from data ingestion and storage to processing, feature generation, machine learning model training, deployment, and serving
- Our work facilitates diverse applications such as simulations, gaming experiences, and improved game monetization
- We empower other Unity teams to create exceptional tools and services for our users
- We're seeking a talented Senior Data and ML Infrastructure Engineer to join our team
- In this role, you will collaborate with engineers, product specialists, and data experts to research, prototype, and develop world-class applications, services, and pipelines, leveraging over 60 billion daily data events
- Design and optimize large-scale data platforms and machine learning infrastructure systems for efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness
- Lead improvements in infrastructure tooling by researching, prototyping, and implementing solutions that enhance operational excellence and development agility
- Implement next-generation ML Ops capabilities in our model training, deployment, and serving pipelines
- Champion infrastructure optimization projects across the company, driving significant cost savings while maintaining or improving service performance
- Engage in on-call rotations, utilizing your deep understanding of infrastructure to identify and resolve complex issues quickly, minimize impact, and prevent future occurrences through automation and system enhancement
Our take
Unity Technologies is one of the world's leading game engines. The platform helps artists and developers in gaming to render 3D worlds in real time.
In recent years Unity has expanded its scope by bringing its technology to new industries, including car companies, and film and TV studios who are using Unity to manage production virtually. Having completed an IPO in 2020, Unity’s capabilities are also being used by companies such as Apple and Android to create better AR experiences.
In 2021, 72% of the top 1000 mobile games and 50% of games across mobile, PC and console were made with Unity. The company operates on over 20 different platforms and is active in 190+ countries and territories across the world and continues to develop its technologies and capabilities.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
May 2019
$125m
SERIES E
Jun 2018
$145m
SERIES D
Total funding: $893.5m
Company values
- Users first: We put users first… they are rock stars and we are their biggest fans. Our shared dedication to users holds us together, defines and aligns our work and drives us to deliver for them
- Best ideas win: We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We have vigorous debates, we listen and learn, and we make sure the best ideas win. We care enough to go through the pain of messy conversations.
- In it together: We are Citizens of Unity. We act like owners. We’re activists; we have a voice and use it. We’re direct and candid, with good intent. We respect each other’s uniqueness and we’re in it together.
- Go bold: We do bold things. We go big and when we fail, we learn, get better and go big again. We challenge and elevate each other beyond our limits to do what may seem impossible. We stay curious and hungry
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
John Riccitiello
(President & CEO)Previously served as CEO, COO and president of Electronic Arts, and co-founded private equity firm Elevation Partners in 2004. Has served on several company boards.
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