Manager, Software Engineering - Web-based authoring

Unity South APAC (SEA, ANZ, IND Subcont.); Greater London; On-site; GBP 86,200 - 129,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance

Commute subsidy

Employee stock ownership

Competitive retirement/pension plans

Generous vacation and personal days

Mental Health and Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Unity South APAC (SEA, ANZ, IND Subcont.) is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a talented team in developing web-based collaboration tools for Unity projects. The role involves ensuring clear communication with product and engineering teams, optimizing workflows, and mentoring engineers to foster a high-performance culture.

This position requires proven leadership in managing full-stack engineering initiatives. A strong background in agile methodologies and technical decision-making is essential. Benefits include comprehensive health insurance, competitive retirement plans, and generous vacation days.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing full-stack engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with agile methodologies and release cycles.
• Ability to translate technical challenges into actionable plans.

Responsibilities

• Oversee communication between Product Management and engineering teams.
• Ensure high-quality and predictable delivery of features.
• Mentor and support team members in their professional development.

Skills

Full-stack engineering management

Agile workflow optimization

Technical decision-making

Communication with cross-functional teams

Tools

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Job description

Opportunity

Unity Studio is our cutting‑edge, browser‑based real‑time 3D authoring tool. While our current focus is on non‑gaming use cases, our ambitious vision is to evolve Studio into a universal, web‑based collaboration hub for any Unity Project. We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the talented team bringing Unity Projects directly to the web browser.

What Success Looks Like In This Role

Short‑term: Rapidly establishing trust with your engineering team, streamlining current agile workflows, and ensuring reliable, high‑quality releases for our live product.

Long‑term: Successfully scaling the platform's architecture to support comprehensive web‑based collaboration for all Unity projects, and fostering a resilient, high‑performance engineering culture.

What you’ll be doing

• Act as the vital bridge between Product Management, Design, cross‑functional Unity teams, and the Studio engineers to ensure clear communication and strategic alignment.
• Champion technical excellence by orchestrating collaboration on the Studio codebase, guiding architectural decisions, overseeing PR reviews, and managing a streamlined release process.
• Balance product velocity with platform health by actively listening to the development team and translating technical pain points into actionable roadmaps.
• Drive engineering execution by optimizing agile methodologies, unblocking developers, and ensuring the predictable delivery of high‑quality features.
• Foster a high‑performance, supportive culture by mentoring and coaching your team, actively guiding their professional development and career growth.

What we’re looking for

• Demonstrated experience managing full‑stack engineering teams, with the ability to rapidly build trust, mentor engineers, and foster a high‑performance, supportive engineering culture.
• Hands‑on experience optimizing agile workflows and managing reliable, high‑quality release cycles while simultaneously balancing live product stability with long‑term research initiatives and familiarity with full‑stack development, and architectural decision‑making, with the ability to guide reviews and drive sound technical decisions.
• Ability to act as a bridge between Engineering, Product Management, Design, and cross‑functional teams, translating complex technical challenges into clear, actionable roadmaps.
• Experience scaling platform architecture to support ambitious, long‑term goals, with a passion for shaping the future of web‑based collaboration tools and empowering developer communities at scale.

You might also have

• Experience working in larger companies, acting as the interface with other teams and external partners
• Experience with the Unity Editor and its ecosystem, with an understanding of how projects are structured, built, and iterated upon
• Experience creating gaming applications or 3D industry applications
• Experience with backend technology (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes …)
• Experience with DevOps pipelines
• Experience with release processes
• Experience integrating AI capabilities into product workflows

Additional information

• Relocation support is not available for this position
• Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position

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

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. If you have a disability that means there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please fill out this form to let us know.

Note: 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. Gross pay salary £86,200-£129,400 GBP