Graphics Engineer, Vulkan

LE140 Unity Technologies Canada Company; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Employee stock ownership

Competitive retirement plans

Generous vacation and personal days

Parental leave support

Wellbeing programs

Training and development

Job summary

Unity Technologies Canada in Montreal is seeking a graphics engineer to join the Vulkan Graphics team to ship a new renderer across Unity-supported platforms. You will work at the lowest level of Unity's graphics stack, building rendering foundations used by millions of creators.

The role emphasizes real-time 3D graphics, performance optimization on CPU/GPU, Vulkan and other modern APIs, shader toolchains, and cross-platform architecture. Collaboration with other teams and vendors is key.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Unity or another real-time 3D engine.
• Familiarity with mobile GPU architecture or experience developing for Android, XR, or Linux.
• Experience with shader compilation toolchains or SPIR-V.
• Experience debugging GPU driver issues or working directly with GPU vendors.
• Experience contributing to the Vulkan specification or participating in Khronos working groups.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Unity's Vulkan renderer to deliver a consistent, high quality rendering experience across the platforms and hardware Unity supports.
• Push performance on both the CPU and GPU, from frame time and memory to how efficiently Unity drives hardware.
• Bring up new Vulkan and GPU capabilities as graphics hardware evolves.
• Help shape the cross-platform abstraction that lets Unity target multiple graphics APIs.
• Work with stakeholders and higher level teams to collaboratively solve problems and deliver features.
• Engage in technical design reviews and code reviews.

Skills

Real-time graphics

Vulkan

C++ multi-threading

Modern graphics API

Shader toolchains / SPIR-V

GPU driver debugging

Tools

SPIR-V

GPU drivers

Job description

The opportunity We are looking for a graphics engineer to join the Vulkan Graphics team to help ship a new renderer across the platforms Unity supports. We work at the lowest level of Unity's graphics stack, building the rendering foundation that the rest of the engine is built on and that millions of creators depend on. You will work alongside other graphics developers on performance, architecture, and taking advantage of new hardware capabilities as they arrive. Our ideal candidate has a deep knowledge of real-time graphics and a passion for low-level rendering work that reaches a broad range of users.

What you'll be doing

• Develop and maintain Unity's Vulkan renderer to deliver a consistent, high quality rendering experience across the platforms and hardware Unity supports.
• Push performance on both the CPU and GPU, from frame time and memory to how efficiently Unity drives hardware.
• Bring up new Vulkan and GPU capabilities as graphics hardware evolves.
• Help shape the cross-platform abstraction that lets Unity target multiple graphics APIs.
• Work with stakeholders and higher level teams to collaboratively solve problems and deliver features.
• Engage in technical design reviews and code reviews.

What we're looking for

You might also have

• Hands-on experience with Unity or another real-time 3D engine.
• Familiarity with mobile GPU architecture or experience developing for Android, XR, or Linux.
• Experience with shader compilation toolchains or SPIR-V.
• Experience debugging GPU driver issues or working directly with GPU vendors.
• Experience contributing to the Vulkan specification or participating in Khronos working groups.

Software engineering fundamentals and multi-threaded C++ programming skills.

Experience with Vulkan or another modern graphics API such as Direct3D 12 or Metal.

Understanding of real-time 3D graphics with a knowledge of modern GPU architecture, resource management, and synchronization.

Ability to diagnose rendering bugs and performance issues using industry standard tools.

Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with a keen interest in rendering and cross-platform development.

Base Salary Range:

We determine the base salary range for this role based on your primary work location: Canada Montreal CAD$89,100 - CAD$133,700 CAD gross Cette fourchette correspond au salaire de base prévu pour ce poste. En plus du salaire de base, ce poste peut donner droit à des attributions d’actions et à une participation à nos programmes d’incitation de l’entreprise, comme des primes annuelles discrétionnaires ou des commissions de vente. Le montant final de l’offre dépendra de plusieurs facteurs, notamment l’emplacement géographique ainsi que l’expérience pertinente, le parcours professionnel, et les compétences du/de la candidat(e). This range reflects the anticipated base salary for this position. Beyond base salary, this role may be eligible for equity awards and participation in our company incentive plans (such as annual discretionary bonuses or sales commissions). The final offer amount will depend on several factors, including geographic location and the candidate’s relevant experience, professional background, and skill set.

Avantages

• assurance santé, vie et invalidité complète
• Subvention pour les déplacements
• Participation des employés à l’actionnariat
• Régimes de retraite/pension compétitifs
• Vacances et congés personnels généreux
• Soutien aux nouveaux parents grâce à des congés et des programmes de soutien aux familles
• Collations offertes au bureau
• Programmes et soutien en matière de santé mentale et de bien-être
• Groupes-ressources pour employés
• Programme mondial d’aide aux employés
• Programmes de formation et de perfectionnement
• Programme de bénévolat et de jumelage de dons

La vie chez Unity

Unity [NYSE : U] est le premier moteur de jeu au monde, propulsant les expériences de plus de 3 milliards d’utilisateurs(rices) chaque mois. Les plus grands jeux mobiles, les titres indépendants PC les plus populaires, des jeux console parmi les plus innovants, ainsi que la quasi-totalité des principales expériences XR et jeux Web sont développés, déployés et optimisés avec Unity. Unity accompagne également des équipes dans des secteurs tels que l’automobile, l’industrie manufacturière et la santé pour concevoir, simuler et collaborer en 3D - comblant ainsi l’écart entre les idées et la réalité. Pour plus d’informations, veuillez visiter www.unity.com.

Benefits

Benefits At Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance. Please note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status. While specific benefits vary, here are some of the ways we strive to take care of our eligible team members globally:

• 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

Life at Unity

Unity [NYSE: U] is the world’s leading game engine, powering play for more than 3 billion consumers each month. The top mobile games in the world, the most played PC indie titles, the most innovative console games, and virtually all of the top XR and Web Games are developed, deployed, and grown in Unity. Unity also enables teams across industries like automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare to design, simulate, and collaborate in 3D — closing the gap between ideas and reality. For more information, please visit www.unity.com.

Unity is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment and celebrate our employees across age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our differences are strengths that enable us to support the growing and evolving needs of our customers, partners, and collaborators.

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