Unity · 11 hours ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Game Understanding
San Francisco, CA, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$142K/yr - $269K/yr
5+ years expUnity is shaping the future of real-time 3D development by enabling creators to harness intelligent, autonomous systems. They are looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to lead the development of foundational AI systems within the Unity engine for game understanding, focusing on enhancing player experience and game discovery.
3D TechnologyReal Time
Responsibilities
Research, design, and implement the game understanding models
Collaborate across internal teams to deliver production use cases
End-to-end lead the high-impact initiatives, from data curation and model development, to the production deployment
Contribute to the long-term vision and roadmap for Unity’s agentic AI offerings, ensuring modularity, usability, and performance across platforms
Establish and champion best practices for model quality, simulation-based evaluation, and ML/AI safety within real-time systems
Qualification
Required
Advanced degree (MS or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field
5+ years of hands-on experience developing ML systems, ideally within real-time or interactive production environments
Experience with multi-modal foundation model, multi-agent systems, orchestration, or AI tool integration
Track record of implementing research in one or more of the following fields: LLM, behavior modeling, reinforcement learning, multi-modal model, or agentic systems
Excel at identifying promising research directions and turning ideas into working codes
Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language (e.g., Python, C++, Go, Java) and familiarity with ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
Strong system design skills and the ability to architect performant, scalable ML systems
Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams including ML researchers, game engine developers, designers, and product managers
Sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges
Preferred
Passion for the gaming industry and AI applications in games
Familiarity with game development workflows
Experience working on large-scale Ads systems
Publications or open-source contributions in LLM, reinforcement learning, agent-based modeling, or related areas
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
Company
Unity
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.
5001-10000 employees
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