Senior Software Engineer, XR

Unity; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Employee stock ownership

Retirement plans

Generous vacation and personal days

Parental leave

Job summary

Unity is seeking a senior software engineer to join the XR Integration team. You will help build foundational XR support in the Unity Engine, collaborating with partners to enable experiences on AR glasses, VR headsets, and emerging platforms.

You will work on performance, rendering, and platform compatibility, mentor teammates, and contribute to a culture of high-quality code. This role emphasizes collaboration and technical leadership across distributed teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering software solutions that scale in large, complex products.
• Experience with AR/VR/XR platforms and OpenXR or related standards.
• Strong C++ and C# programming abilities.
• 3D math proficiency essential for rendering and physics.
• Experience using profiling/debugging tools to identify performance issues.
• Willingness to leverage AI code generation while preserving architecture integrity.

Responsibilities

• Implement new XR technologies and features in the Unity engine, collaborating with XR and external partners.
• Integrate third-party SDKs and work with device partners on next-gen XR support.
• Research and design solutions for performance, rendering, and platform compatibility in XR.
• Ensure quality through code reviews, debugging, and automated tests; coordinate QA.
• Investigate and fix XR bugs to enable customers to ship experiences.
• Mentor engineers and promote high-quality code practices.

Skills

C++

C#

AR/VR/XR platforms

3D Math

Profiling & debugging

OpenXR

AI code generation

Job description

The opportunity

At Unity, we are passionate about the creative avenues that AR glasses and VR headsets bring to our developers. We are investing heavily in these futures, from integrating third party hardware to developing mechanisms to allow developers to easily take advantage of these new platforms.

We're looking for a senior software engineer to join the XR Integration team to participate in developing the foundational support to use XR devices with the Unity Engine. This role directly involves you with partners that are eager to see their platforms running experiences powered by Unity.

While working in a multidisciplinary group environment, you'll bring depth and technical judgment to some of the hardest problems in XR, and help shape the direction of the platform for the engineers around you. If pushing all things XR to their full potential is what drives your professional career path, Unity should be the next stop!

What you'll be doing

• Implementing new technologies and innovative features into the Unity engine in support of XR. You will collaborate with other teams within the XR group, as well as our external partners, to help bring cohesive and user friendly experiences to developers


• Working individually or within a small group, using Agile methodologies to integrate third-party SDKs and collaborate closely with platform and device partners on support for next-generation and emerging XR hardware


• Research, design, and implement solutions for performance, rendering, and platform-compatibility challenges unique to XR


• Ensuring quality by investigating reported issues, participating in code reviews and participating in ongoing meetings for project planning, status meetings, and QA updates. Writing automated tests around new or existing functionality; coordinating with embedded QA to establish standard methodologies, investigation of issues, and quality of code written


• Investigate and fix bugs to ensure customers can successfully ship XR experiences


• Mentor other engineers on the team and help set a culture of high-quality code

What we're looking for

• Proven experience developing and delivering software solutions that scale, ideally in a large and complex software product


• Proven technical knowledge and experience working with AR/VR/XR platforms


• Expertise as a software engineer, with strong C++ and C# experience


• Experience using code profiling and debugging tools to identify and analyze inefficiencies


• 3D Math proficiency


• A willingness to use AI software code generation to accelerate your work while ensuring you know our software architecture to ensure the code you submit is the right solution

You might also have

• Understanding of the OpenXR standard, or a track record working with open industry standards


• Prior development experience with Android, Windows or other platform-level software development using various native SDKs.


• A passion for the future of XR, computer games, or real-time 3D experiences in a variety of settings


• Experience collaborating with distributed teams across time zones


• Demonstrated success collaborating with external partners to reach alignment on technical specifications and interdependencies

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

Zone A: $115,400 - $173,000 USD gross

Zone B: $130,400 - $195,600 USD gross

Zone C: $146,500 - $219,700 USD 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

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

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

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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