Staff Software Engineer, Gaming AI

Unity; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Employee stock ownership

Pension/retirement plan

Vacation and personal days

Equity eligibility

Job summary

Unity is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer in Montreal to design and deploy cloud-based services for the next generation game creation platform. You will build frontend features within high-performance full-stack systems and optimize cloud services for scalability and reliability.

You will apply cloud design patterns, leverage AI tools in daily work, and drive technical direction while collaborating with AI, infrastructure, and data teams.

Responsibilities

• Designing and delivering cloud-based services and cloud features for the next generation game creation platform
• Building front-end features as part of performant full-stack systems
• Optimizing cloud services for scalability and performance
• Applying cloud service design patterns and architecture experience to cloud applications
• Using agentic AI tools (such as Claude Code) as a core part of daily engineering work
• DevOps work: CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, database maintenance
• Driving technical direction within the team and building alignment with leadership
• Collaborating with the AI, infrastructure, and data teams

Job description

What you'll be doing

• Designing and delivering cloud-based services and cloud features for the next generation game creation platform
• Building front-end features as part of performant full-stack systems
• Optimizing cloud services for scalability and performance
• Applying cloud service design patterns and architecture experience to cloud applications
• Using agentic AI tools (such as Claude Code) as a core part of your daily engineering work
• DevOps work: CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, database maintenance.
• Driving technical direction within the team and building alignment with leadership
• Collaborating with the AI, infrastructure, and data teams

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

Chez Unity, nous voulons que nos membres d’équipe s’épanouissent. Nous offrons un large éventail d’avantages conçus pour soutenir le bien‑être et l’équilibre travail‑vie personnelle.

Veuillez noter: L’admissibilité aux avantages, les offres spécifiques et la couverture varient selon le pays et le statut d’emploi.

Bien que les avantages précis puissent varier, voici certaines des façons dont nous nous efforçons de prendre soin de nos membres d’équipe admissibles à l’échelle mondiale : 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

• 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

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

• 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

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.

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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