Software Engineer, Web Platform

Unity; Greater London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Stock ownership

Commuter subsidy

Competitive retirement/pension plans

Generous vacation and personal days

Parental leave and family care support

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Unity is hiring a Software Engineer for the Web Platform team to maintain and extend the Unity Web runtime inside browsers. You will work across C++, C#, and JavaScript, improving startup performance, load times, and download sizes while collaborating with engineers who helped shape browser technology.

You will grow by learning from experienced teammates, shipping features for real-time 3D content, and delivering reliable experiences to developers worldwide.

Qualifications

• Hands-on development experience with C++.
• Familiarity with C# and/or JavaScript.
• Curiosity about how browsers work under the hood.
• Ability to profile, debug and optimize native code.
• Strong written and verbal communication within a distributed, multi-functional team.
• Forward thinking and perseverance on complex low-level problems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and extend the Unity Web runtime across the platform.
• Help improve download size, load time and startup performance of Web builds.
• Develop, profile, debug and optimize across C++, C# and JavaScript.
• Scope work with manager and teammates on established patterns.
• Investigate and fix issues raised by internal teams and developers.
• Stay updated with evolving browser capabilities and bring learnings back to the team.

Skills

C++ development

C#/JavaScript familiarity

Browser internals curiosity

Profiling & debugging

Written/verbal communication

Low-level problem solving

Job description

The opportunity

We are hiring for a Software Engineer to join our Web Platform team here at Unity. Unity's Web platform lets games and real-time 3D content run in a browser, on any internet connected device. Browsers have advanced enormously in the last few years, browser gaming is going through a revival, and the Unity Web runtime is the technology that makes it possible. Our work also supports an exciting new partnership with a major platform, which puts what this team builds in front of audiences at a scale few browser platforms reach.

You will help maintain and extend the Unity Web runtime alongside engineers who have spent their careers in this space, including people who helped invent the browser technology we build on. This is not website development. We embed Unity inside the browser and work close to the metal across C++, C# and JavaScript. You will have real opportunity to grow, to learn from experienced teammates, and to see your work reach developers all over the world.

What you'll be doing

• Maintain and extend the Unity Web runtime, contributing features and fixes across the platform
• Help improve the download size, load time and startup performance of Web builds
• Develop, profile, debug and optimize across C++, C# and JavaScript
• Scope your work with your manager and teammates, building on established patterns in the codebase
• Investigate and fix issues raised by internal teams and by developers shipping on the Web platform
• Keep pace with thebrowser's constantly evolving capabilities and bring what you learn back to the team

What we're looking for

• Hands-on development experience with C++
• Working familiarity with C# and/or JavaScript
• Curiosity about how browsers work under the hood, rather than about building websites
• Ability to profile, debug and optimize native code
• Effective written/verbal communication within a distributed, multi-functional team
• A forward thinker who perseveres on low-level problems that take time to unpick

You might also have

• Exposure to WebAssembly, Emscripten, LLVM or WebGL
• Experience with real-time 3D or game engines
• Familiarity with code size optimization or compression techniques

United Kingdom Base Salary Range

Zone A: £42,900 - £64,300 GBP gross

Zone B: £49,000 - £73,600 GBP gross

Finland Base Salary Range

Zone A: €51,800 - €77,600 EUR gross

Lithuania Base Salary Range

Zone A: €41,800 - €62,600 EUR gross

Benefits

Please note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status.

• 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. 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.

This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English. This posting is intended to fill an existing vacancy, and we are committed to providing applicants with updates throughout the hiring process in accordance with applicable law.