Sr Software Engineer 3 (Unity 3D)

Maxonic Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Maxonic is seeking a Sr Software Engineer 3 with Unity 3D expertise in Sunnyvale, CA for a contract onsite role. The candidate will contribute to XR/VR projects, model surgical robotics software, and work within a mature codebase to ship features in an agile team environment.

Required are 5+ years in Unity development, strong C# and 3D math knowledge, and experience with XR devices. The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and high-quality deliverables on a quarterly basis.

Qualifications

• BS in computer science or related field; MS or higher is a plus.
• 5+ years of real-world Unity-based development.
• Experience with XR devices such as Meta Quest, HoloLens, Apple Vision Pro preferred.
• Strong knowledge of 3D math and C# OO programming patterns.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ownership of features and deliver production-grade results.
• Estimate your own work accurately and flag slippage early.
• Make use of existing APIs and SDKs to integrate backend systems with XR software.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team of developers, designers, and QA.
• Create documentation for features and techniques tried or implemented.
• Architect software in a modular fashion to support scalable, reusable features.
• Build, debug, and deploy XR and traditional apps for Windows and Android in Unity/C#.
• Unit-test code for robustness and reliability.
• Strong knowledge of Git for source control, branching, and PRs.

Skills

Unity 3D

C#

3D math

OO patterns

Git

Education

BS in Computer Science

MS or higher a plus

Tools

Git

Shader editing

Python

C++

Unity Shader Graph

Job description

Maxonic maintains a close and long-term relationship with our direct client. In support of their needs, we are looking for a Sr Software Engineer 3 (Unity 3D).

Job Description:

Job Title:

Sr Software Engineer 3 (Unity 3D)

Job Type: Contract

Job Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Work Schedule: Onsite

Pay Rate: $78, Based on experience

Description:

Primary Function of Position:

• We seek a Sr Software Engineer with Unity 3D experience to join our growing Performance Solutions team. Our team’s mission is to leverage emerging technologies to help accomplish mission of advancing minimally invasive care. Our primary customeris client's Commercial organization, with quarterly deliverables of updates to our visualization, training, and demonstration tools.
• As a member of our team, you will work on the development of virtual reality, mixed reality, and traditional applications using the latest XR technologies to model surgical robotic hardware.
• As a Sr Software Engineer, you will be a major contributor to the team and product, working independently on tasks and delivering production grade work within an appropriate timeframe.
• You will be joining a mature codebase and will contribute to both optimization and new features.
• The successful candidate must excel in an agile, focused, small-team environment and commit to high-quality deliverables on a quarterly basis. A strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Maintain independent ownership of features and deliver production grade results on
• Scope and estimate your own work accurately, and flag slippage early when estimates
• change.
• Make use of existing APIs and SDKs to integrate backend systems with our XR software.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team of developers, designers, and QA.
• Create good documentation for features and techniques that were tried and rejected or
• implemented.
• Ability to transfer knowledge to and from team-mates.
• Ability to work from a requirements document or storyboard.
• Architect software in a modular fashion to support scalable, reusable features.
• Build, debug, and deploy next generation XR and traditional apps for Windows and Android
• in the Unity game engine using C#.
• Apply good software engineering practices to write elegant, maintainable, reusable code.
• Unit-test code for robustness and reliability.
• BS in computer science or related fields. MS or higher a plus.
• 5+ years of real-world experience developing and shipping Unity-based applications or video
• games.
• Proven track record of onboarding onto a mature codebase and shipping meaningful
• contributions.
• Experience developing for XR technologies and devices like the Meta Quest, HoloLens,
• Apple Vision Pro. (High quality Unity developers with little to no XR experience will be
• Strong knowledge of 3D math.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of C#, OO programming patterns, and software
• Ability to self-test, debug and verify own work before handing off to QA.
• Strong knowledge of using Git for source control, branching, and PRs.
• Great communication skills and ability to excel in a collaborative team environment.
• Bonus Characteristics
• Experience with Isaac Sim
• Experience writing graphics shaders in Unity.
• Experience programming in other languages like Python, C++.
• Experience developing Android applications in Java or Kotlin and using ADB.
• Experience in creating and using animated 3D models.
• Experience with other game engines/tools that may be used in the pipeline such as Blender,
• Figma, Photoshop, Substance Painter, ZBrush, and Maya.
• Familiarity or experience developing for other game engines like Unreal, Godot,
• Lumberyard, Source.

About Maxonic:

Since 2002 Maxonic has been at the forefront of connecting candidate strengths to client challenges. Our award winning, dedicated team of recruiting professionals are specialized by technology, are great listeners, and will seek to find a position that meets the long-term career needs of our candidates. We take pride in the over 10,000 candidates that we have placed, and the repeat business that we earn from our satisfied clients.