Senior Software Engineer, Native Editor Platform

Unity Technologies•Washington, DC

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

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