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Unity · 22 hours ago

Staff Software Engineer, User Understanding

positionSan Francisco, CA, USA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff
money$158K/yr - $301K/yr

Unity is looking for a Staff Software Developer to join their Vector Ads team, where they build real-time systems for their global advertising platform. The role involves designing and maintaining backend services, collaborating with various teams, and improving system performance for ad delivery and gamer understanding.

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Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain backend services and APls that support ad delivery and gamer understanding
Work on scalable, high-availability systems used across Unity's ads ecosystem
Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and data teams to deliver new features
Improve performance, observability, and cost-efficiency of backend systems
Contribute to architectural decisions and technical direction of the platform

Qualification

GolangGoogle CloudBackend servicesAPI designDistributed systemsSystem reliabilityAd tech experienceInfrastructure-as-codeObservability toolsSoft skills

Required

Experience building backend services at scale
Proficiency in Golang and Google Cloud
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and observability tools (Kubernetes, Ray, etc.)
Understanding of API design, distributed systems, and system reliability

Preferred

Experience in ad tech, programmatic advertising, or real-time bidding systems
Background with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform)
Familiarity with networking, caching, graph database, or real-time data pipelines

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

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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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https://unity.com/

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Late Stage

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Jim Whitehurst
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