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Unity · 2 weeks ago

Senior SDK Engineer, Unity Ads (Frontend)

positionNew York, NY
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$153K/yr - $230K/yr

Unity is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences. The Senior SDK Engineer will own the frontend implementation of ad units and formats, delivering polished UI/UX experiences and collaborating with various teams to ensure technical feasibility and integration.

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Responsibilities

Act as a senior individual contributor on the Ad Unit team, owning the frontend implementation of ad units and formats, delivering polished, interactive UI/UX experiences from design through production
Design, implement, and iterate on interactive ad experiences, including UI, layout, animation, and user interaction flows
Translate product and design concepts into high-quality, performant frontend implementations
Own and drive improvements in the rendering and presentation layer of ad units, ensuring correctness, visual polish, and consistent behavior across devices
Optimize frontend performance to ensure smooth animations, responsive interactions, and minimal rendering overhead
Identify and resolve frontend bugs, rendering issues, and UX regressions in production
Proactively improve frontend architecture, component reuse, and development practices to support rapid iteration and maintainability
Exercise sound technical judgment when balancing UI/UX quality, performance, complexity, and delivery timelines
Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, backend engineers, and mobile SDK teams to ensure ad formats are technically feasible and well-integrated
Participate actively in design and code reviews, raising the bar for frontend engineering quality across the team

Qualification

Ads platforms experienceFrontend performance toolingDynamic UI flowsAnimation frameworksAccessibility best practicesCollaboration with designersA/B testing familiarityMobile webviews experienceLarge codebases experience

Required

Act as a senior individual contributor on the Ad Unit team, owning the frontend implementation of ad units and formats, delivering polished, interactive UI/UX experiences from design through production
Design, implement, and iterate on interactive ad experiences, including UI, layout, animation, and user interaction flows
Translate product and design concepts into high-quality, performant frontend implementations
Own and drive improvements in the rendering and presentation layer of ad units, ensuring correctness, visual polish, and consistent behavior across devices
Optimize frontend performance to ensure smooth animations, responsive interactions, and minimal rendering overhead
Identify and resolve frontend bugs, rendering issues, and UX regressions in production
Proactively improve frontend architecture, component reuse, and development practices to support rapid iteration and maintainability
Exercise sound technical judgment when balancing UI/UX quality, performance, complexity, and delivery timelines
Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, backend engineers, and mobile SDK teams to ensure ad formats are technically feasible and well-integrated
Participate actively in design and code reviews, raising the bar for frontend engineering quality across the team

Preferred

Experience working on Ads platforms, ad rendering systems, or monetization-related products
Familiarity with animation frameworks (e.g., CSS animations, Web Animations API, canvas, or WebGL)
Experience building highly dynamic or data-driven UI flows, including experimentation or feature-gated behavior
Knowledge of frontend performance tooling and debugging (e.g., browser dev tools, profiling, performance timelines)
Experience collaborating closely with designers on interaction design, motion, and visual polish
Familiarity with A/B testing or experimentation frameworks and iterating on UI based on metrics
Experience working with mobile webviews or embedded rendering environments
Understanding of accessibility best practices and inclusive UI design
Experience operating in large, mature codebases with a focus on maintainability and stability

Company

Unity

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Unity [NYSE: U] offers a suite of tools to create, market, and grow games and interactive experiences across all major platforms from mobile, PC, and console, to extended reality.
dateFounded in 2004
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San Francisco, California, USA
people-size5001-10000 employees
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https://unity.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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Late Stage

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Jim Whitehurst
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John Riccitiello
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