Senior Software Engineer, Native Editor Platform

Unity TechnologiesWashington, DC
$130,400 - $195,600

About The Position

The Unity Editor Platform Team is looking for an experienced software engineer with an excellent working knowledge of modern C++ and desktop platform APIs to join our team of seasoned developers. Our team focus is to provide the native foundation of the Unity Editor application across Windows, macOS and Linux. A successful developer in this role will have proven modern C++ development experience, as well as experience in at least one native platform API from Win32, Cocoa or GTK. The team’s goal is to provide abstractions to C# features that behave consistently across platforms while making use of the strengths of the editor user’s chosen platform.

Requirements

  • Proven modern C++ development skills
  • Experience with Win32, Cocoa (Objective-C) or GTK
  • The proven ability to foster and maintain cross-team partnerships with worldwide teams
  • Native debugger experience to root-cause and solve difficult platform issues
  • A passion for maintaining a rock-solid foundation while also moving the Unity Editor platform forward
  • Sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language

Nice To Haves

  • C# development experience
  • Postmortem debugging experience (Windows dump files, macOS/Linux core dumps)
  • Refactoring legacy codebases
  • Experience working with and authoring Docker container images

Responsibilities

  • Collaborating daily with a team of senior engineers with extensive platform development experience
  • From design to delivery, develop cross-platform API abstractions on Windows, macOS and Linux with a focus on native code
  • Keep the Unity Editor up to date on target operating systems by implementing support for new OS features and adapting to current OS design guidelines
  • Support our existing users and partners by maintaining and improving our existing codebase
  • Contribute to our team roadmap by working with Product Managers and partner teams worldwide to plan and deliver new authoring experiences for the Unity Editor

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
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