Engineering Lead, Mobile
Unity is seeking a strong engineering leader to join our Mobile team to help the most widely used game engine on mobile evolve to its next generation. From improving the in-editor developer experience and runtime performance optimization, to platform-specific and low-level graphics APIs (Metal, Vulkan, OpenGL ES) integration, you will contribute to framing the end-to-end workflow of Unity for mobile platforms.
Mobile has never been a more exciting gaming platform to evolve. With hardware approaching that of modern consoles and a user base in the billions, the potential is boundless. At Unity we are seeking to remove the limitations of conventional thinking about mobile games and unlock their full potential in the Unity runtime. We strive to make every use of the hardware available while weaving through the complexity of thermal limits, throttling, and battery life.
Your experience as a leader coupled with your strong background in engine-level tech on mobile will contribute to driving innovation making Unity stronger, and better empower the millions of Unity developers to create successful games played by billions. With more than 50% of mobile games powered by Unity, there is no other role where your impact can be greater.
Responsibilities
- Lead team of 4-6 engineers including mentorship
- Help build and foster strong partnership and collaboration with teams around the world
- Work closely with Director of Mobile on strategic opportunities
- Evaluate new projects and opportunities to determine fit for Unity and its mission
Requirements
- 3+ Years managing small to medium teams
- 7+ years of professional software development experience
- Native Android development experience (NDK, JNI, etc) and/or native iOS development experience
- Domain software experience, graphics, games/gaming
- Software architecture and API design
Bonus Points
- Graphics work (Vulkan/Metal/DX12)
- Understanding and worked with Mobile CPU/GPU
- Prior experience working on mobile game engines and related technologies
Unity is the creator of the world’s most widely-used real-time 3D (RT3D) development platform, providing content creators around the world with the tools they need to build rich, interactive 2D, 3D, VR and AR experiences. In fact, apps made with Unity reach 2.7 billion devices worldwide, and were installed more than 24 billion times in the last 12 months.
The global engineering team keeps Unity at the forefront of technology and — working alongside partners like Magic Leap, Google, Facebook, Oculus and Microsoft — ensures optimized support for the latest technology and platforms. Unity is powering the real-time revolution, expanding beyond games and breaking into other industries including automotive, film, architecture, engineering, construction and more.
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