Senior Software Engineer (Real-Time 3D Platform)

UneeQ

3d • Remote

About The Position

This is a hands-on, high-impact role for a Senior Software Engineer who’s excited to build and evolve our core real-time 3D application (build on Unreal Engine) that powers UneeQ’s digital humans. While Unreal is at the heart of the role, it’s not game development only, you’ll also work across broader platform integrations and emerging technologies to help deliver high-quality, real-time digital human experiences.
We’re a remote-first company, so you’ll need to be comfortable working independently, owning outcomes, and collaborating asynchronously with a small, distributed team. If you’re based in Auckland (or New Zealand), there are opportunities to connect in person from time to time, including our co-working space and occasional meetups, but the role can also be based remotely (NZ or USA).
There’s plenty of room to make your mark. You’ll help improve performance, extend features, and integrate key systems around the Unreal application (including areas like streaming, machine learning and integrations with our other cloud based services). You’ll work closely with other senior engineers, and you’ll be trusted to bring a positive, adaptable mindset - someone who enjoys solving complex problems, learning new tools (including AI coding tools), and contributing to a culture of shared ownership and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Experienced in the games industry or interactive real-time 3D graphics development
• Highly experienced with C/C++, with hands-on experience using real-time rendering APIs such as Vulkan, DirectX, or similar
• Experienced working with Unreal Engine 5
• Strong in general software engineering, including integrating a rendering system with other platform services (e.g. messaging systems, backend services)
• Comfortable using AI-assisted coding tools as part of your development workflow
• Strong in 3D mathematics, including vectors and transformation matrices
• Experienced in CPU and GPU optimisation
• Comfortable using metrics and data to understand how code performs in production and to inform decisions
• Comfortable building, improving, and maintaining build systems
• Proven problem-solving and debugging skills, including the ability to track down issues in unfamiliar or legacy codebases
• Strong hands-on experience working in Linux environments, with confidence using Linux as a primary development platform and ensuring applications also run reliably on Windows for use by other teams (e.g. art and animation).
• Awareness of current industry trends, tooling, and best practices in computer graphics and real-time 3D development

Nice To Haves

• Experience with or interest in Python or Go
• Experience with streaming audio and video or WebRTC
• Knowledge of docker and containerization
• Machine learning system integration experience
• Experience with AWS

Responsibilities

• Developing and enhancing features within our digital human application to improve quality and user engagement
• Investigate and implement performance optimisation opportunities
• Integrate other platform systems into the game engine
• Research, experiment and implement (if appropriate) the latest techniques in graphics - such as machine learning based animation
• Support other team members that use the game engine by debugging engine issues or providing expert support
• Keep up to date with the latest developments in the industry and specific to our game engine
• Provide thought leadership in real-time 3D related elements of our platform
• Work with technical artists and animators to develop scalable pipelines for character creation
• Support technical artists and animators do their best work by developing tools and systems to facilitate this

Benefits

• Join a global team with colleagues from around the world
• Annual learning allowance to support your professional growth
• Health insurance coverage
• Wellness allowance (for NZ & AU employees)
• An extra week of annual leave (for NZ & AU employees)
• Participation in our annual Company Summit - yes, we fly in all our employees from around the world!
• Flexibility to work from other locations for short periods
• On top of that, you’ll get to work in a leading industry, creating innovative AI solutions that have never been tried before!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed