• Senior Backend Engineer, AI Infrastructure

    Unity Technologies (San Francisco, CA)


    San Francisco, CA, USA

     

    Senior Backend Engineer, AI Infrastructure

     

    Location

     

    San Francisco, CA, USA

     

    Department

     

    Engineering

     

    Requisition ID

    JOBREQ-2514977

    Role description

    The opportunity

    At Unity, we’re shaping the future of real-time 3D by applying machine learning to revolutionize how games are created and experienced. From neural rendering to on-device inference optimization on high-end mobile devices, we’re building the next generation of ML-powered graphics pipelines that enable faster, more immersive, and more efficient 3D game development.

     

    We are looking for a versatile, self-driven Senior Backend Engineer who can work across different levels of abstraction and contribute as an active technical leader. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain backend systems that support advanced ML-powered tools, including asset generation and LLM inference, to enable AI-assisted game creation.

    What you'll be doing

    + Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs that support AI-powered game authoring tools

    + Develop scalable, high-availability systems used across Unity’s ML and AI ecosystem

    + Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and product managers to deliver new features and ML-driven experiences

    + Improve performance, reliability, observability, and cost-efficiency of backend systems

    + Contribute to architectural decisions and technical direction of AI and backend platforms

    What we're looking for

    + Proven experience building backend services at scale

    + Proficiency in C# / .NET

    + Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and observability tools (e.g. Kubernetes, Grafana, etc.)

    + Understanding of API design, distributed systems, and system reliability

    + Strong understanding of software development best practices, a quality-first mentality and approach

    You might also have

    + Experience in ad tech, programmatic advertising, or real-time bidding systems

    + Background with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform)

    + Familiarity with networking, caching, or real-time data pipelines

    + Exposure to ML infrastructure or LLM inference deployment

    + Familiarity with Unity or similar 3D engines

    + Familiarity with languages like Python, Golang

    Additional information

    + International relocation support is not available for this position.

    Life at Unity

    We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support employees' well-being and work-life balance. You can read more about them on our career page (https://unity.com/careers) .

     

    Unity [NYSE: U] is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences. Creators, ranging from game developers to artists, architects, automotive designers, infrastructure experts, filmmakers, and more, use Unity to bring their imaginations to life across multiple platforms, from mobile, PC, and console, to spatial computing.

     

    As of the third quarter of 2024, more than 70% of the top 1,000 mobile games were made with Unity, and in 2024, Made with Unity applications had an average of 3.7 billion downloads per month. For more information, please visit Unity (https://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 (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrbRLG1N-apH1eahQ622Gypo-rmiAB6LLTP1UsSWQNu7omxQ/viewform) 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._

     

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    _*Note: Certain locations require a good faith disclosure of the base salary range for the role. The actual salary for the successful candidate may differ based on location, experience, and other job-related factors._

     

    Gross pay salary

     

    $135,800—$258,600 USD