Senior Unity XR Experience Architect

USP College; Castle Point; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Staff Awards

CPD days

Free onsite parking

Staff appreciation days

Onsite Starbucks & Restaurant

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Discounted gym membership

Hybrid Working available

Fully immersive teaching rooms

Job summary

USP College is seeking a Senior Experience Engineer to lead the architecture, development and continuous improvement of XR immersive experiences and technical platforms.

You will shape projects across curriculum innovation, research and development, and commercial work, supporting demonstrations, workshops and client activity. The role focuses on building scalable Unity-based systems and guiding junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree-level qualification and at least five years’ experience in a comparable technical development role.
• Advanced Unity, C# and XR development experience, including Quest, OpenXR and XR Interaction Toolkit.
• Proven ability to design and deliver scalable interactive experiences, game systems and multi-system technical platforms.
• Strong knowledge of 3D production, software engineering standards, accessibility, performance and quality assurance.
• Excellent technical leadership, planning, communication and stakeholder-management skills, with a collaborative and inclusive approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design, development and ongoing improvement of XR Studios’ immersive experiences and core platforms.
• Build scalable, reusable Unity-based systems, including interaction frameworks, user interfaces and modular game systems.
• Set and maintain high standards for coding, version control, testing, documentation, security and technical quality.
• Develop and optimise 3D content pipelines, supporting motion capture, photogrammetry, modelling, animation and deployment.
• Research, test and introduce emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, APIs and development frameworks, where they add value.
• Develop backend services, API integrations and reusable prompt-engineering approaches to support AI-enabled experiences.
• Ensure all technical outputs meet agreed accessibility, performance and deployment standards (WCAG 2.1 AA where relevant).
• Support project planning and delivery through scoping, sprint planning, milestone setting, risk management and progress reporting.
• Contribute to commercial growth through prototypes, demonstrations, client training, workshops and business development.
• Mentor early-career team members and promote a collaborative, high-performing culture.

Skills

Unity development

C# development

XR development

OpenXR

XR Interaction Toolkit

Game systems design

Multi-system platforms

Education

Degree-level qualification

Tools

Unity Netcode

Job description

USP College is seeking a Senior Experience Engineer to lead the architecture, development and continuous improvement of XR immersive experiences and technical platforms.

You will shape projects across curriculum innovation, research and development, and commercial work, supporting demonstrations, workshops and client activity. The role focuses on building scalable Unity-based systems and guiding junior engineers.