Staff Android SDK Engineer, Ad Rendering & Monetization

LE130 Unity Technologies SF; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 199,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Employee stock ownership

401(k) plan

Commuter subsidy

Job summary

Unity Technologies in San Francisco, CA is seeking a Staff Android SDK Engineer for Ad Rendering & Monetization. You will architect and evolve the Android SDK to support scalable ad delivery, interfacing between native Android and hybrid renderers (WebView/JS bridges), and improve stability across video, playable, end card, and store flows.

You will drive concurrency‑safe SDK APIs, optimize memory, profiling, ANR and crash reduction, and partner with product and data teams to optimize SDK

Qualifications

• Four years of Android development experience or six years total in related work.
• Experience building and maintaining Android SDKs used by third‑party apps.
• Experience with WebView or hybrid rendering architectures.

Responsibilities

• Own the Android SDK architecture to support scalable ad delivery.
• Improve rendering stability and load/show success across video, playable, end card, and store flows.
• Analyze and resolve performance bottlenecks in memory, caching, threading and timeout handling.
• Collaborate with Product and Data teams to drive SDK metrics and monetization quality.

Skills

Android development

Android SDKs for third‑party apps

Android lifecycle management

Concurrency (Coroutines/Executors/tead

Education

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science/Information Systems or related field

Job description

Staff Android SDK Engineer, Ad Rendering & Monetization, Unity Technologies

San Francisco, CA. Design and evolve Android SDK architecture to support scalable and reliable ad delivery. Own the interaction between native Android components and hybrid rendering layers (WebView and JavaScript bridges). Define lifecycle-safe and concurrency-safe patterns suitable for integration in third‑party host applications. Improve rendering stability and load/show success rates across video, playable, end card, and store redirect flows under diverse device and network conditions. Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in asset caching, creative delivery, WebView lifecycle management, threading, and timeout handling to reduce ANR, crash rates, and memory pressure. Partner with Product and Data teams to drive SDK metrics and ensure consistent ad experiences across direct demand, programmatic, and mediation environments. Act as an Android SDK architecture expert on cross‑platform (Android, iOS, WebView, Backend) system design decisions. Coordination across engineering, product, and data teams.

40 hrs/week, Mon‑Fri, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Salary: $221,187/yr.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent degree, in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field, and four (4) years of related work experience.
• In the alternative, the employer will accept six (6) years of related work experience.
• Must have four (4) years of experience with/in: Android development; Building and maintaining Android SDKs used by third‑party applications; Android lifecycle management; Concurrency including Coroutines, Executors and thread pools; Memory management and performance profiling; ANR and crash root cause analysis; Designing modular, well‑documented SDK APIs; Working with WebView or hybrid rendering architectures; Ads, Monetization, or Ad Tech platforms; and Working with experimentation frameworks and telemetry systems.
• Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience.

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

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.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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.

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.

At Unity, we're committed to creating a workplace that fosters collaboration and teamwork that allows you to harness your unique skills. Join us in creating industry tools to help creators of all levels bring their projects to reality. Learn more about our culture and values, and get a head start by reading about how our hiring process works.