Senior Software Developer, Adaptive Performance

Unity; København; On-site; DKK 405,000 - 608,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Commuter subsidy

Employee stock ownership

Retirement plans

Generous vacation and personal days

Parental leave

Office food snacks

Mental Health and Wellbeing programs

Employee Resource Groups

Global Employee Assistance Program

Training and development programs

Volunteering and donation matching

Job summary

Unity is seeking a Senior Software Developer for its Adaptive Performance team to tackle complex performance challenges across Unity, native platforms, graphics, and device-specific tech. You will work on profiling, optimization, and collaboration with partners to shape next‑gen adaptive performance.

Ideal candidates have deep C# and C++ experience, strong debugging and profiling skills, and a collaborative mindset to mentor others and drive AI-assisted workflows.

Qualifications

• Experience building performance‑critical software in C# and C++.
• Strong profiling and debugging skills using profiling tools.
• Excellent communication and mentorship abilities.

Responsibilities

• Investigate CPU, GPU, memory, thermal, and runtime performance issues across Unity and supported platforms
• Design and develop Adaptive Performance features that improve runtime stability, efficiency, and developer insights
• Profile applications and engine workloads to identify bottlenecks and turn performance data into actionable solutions
• Collaborate with Unity teams, platform holders, hardware partners, OEMs, and customers
• Contribute to technical design, implementation, testing, code reviews, mentoring, and AI-assisted performance workflows

Skills

C# & C++

Profiling tools

Debugging

Communication

Tools

Unity Profiler

Xcode Instruments

Perfetto

Job description

Unity’s Adaptive Performance team builds technology that helps developers create faster, more consistent, and more efficient applications across devices and platforms. Using runtime feedback, our systems help maintain stable frame rates, respond to thermal constraints, and identify opportunities for performance improvements.

We are looking for a Senior Software Developer who enjoys solving complex performance challenges. You will work across Unity, native platform code, graphics, and device-specific technologies to shape the next generation of Adaptive Performance.

What you’ll be doing

• Investigate CPU, GPU, memory, thermal, and runtime performance issues across Unity and supported platforms
• Design and develop Adaptive Performance features that improve runtime stability, efficiency, and developer insights
• Profile applications and engine workloads to identify bottlenecks and turn performance data into actionable solutions
• Collaborate with Unity teams, platform holders, hardware partners, OEMs, and customers
• Contribute to technical design, implementation, testing, code reviews, mentoring, and AI-assisted performance workflows

What we’re looking for

• Strong software development experience with C# and C++, including large and unfamiliar codebases
• Deep understanding of CPU, GPU, memory, threading, and managed and native runtime performance
• Hands-on experience with profiling and diagnostic tools, such as Unity Profiler, Xcode Instruments, Perfetto, or equivalent
• Strong debugging and analytical skills, with the ability to own complex and technically ambiguous problems
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with a willingness to mentor others and share technical knowledge

You might also have

• Experience with graphics or hardware profiling tools, such as RenderDoc, Snapdragon Profiler, or Arm tooling
• Experience profiling and optimizing real‑time applications across Android, iOS, desktop, console, or web
• Knowledge of performance‑analysis tools, runtime feedback systems, telemetry, machine learning, or AI‑driven optimization

Base Salary Range: We determine the base salary range for this role based on your primary work location:

Zone A: kr639,400 - kr959,200 DKK gross

Zone A: €54,200 - €81,400 EUR gross

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.

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

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.

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