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Senior Software Engineer, Native Editor Platform

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About the role

The Unity Editor Platform Team is looking for an experienced software engineer with an excellent working knowledge of modern C++ and desktop platform APIs to join our team of seasoned developers. Our team focus is to provide the native foundation of the Unity Editor application across Windows, macOS and Linux. A successful developer in this role will have proven modern C++ development experience, as well as experience in at least one native platform API from Win32, Cocoa or GTK. The team's goal is to provide abstractions to C# features that behave consistently across platforms while making use of the strengths of the editor user's chosen platform.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborating daily with a team of senior engineers with extensive platform development experience
  • From design to delivery, develop cross-platform API abstractions on Windows, macOS and Linux with a focus on native code
  • Keep the Unity Editor up to date on target operating systems by implementing support for new OS features and adapting to current OS design guidelines
  • Support our existing users and partners by maintaining and improving our existing codebase
  • Contribute to our team roadmap by working with Product Managers and partner teams worldwide to plan and deliver new authoring experiences for the Unity Editor

Requirements

  • Proven modern C++ development skills
  • Experience with Win32, Cocoa (Objective-C) or GTK
  • The proven ability to foster and maintain cross-team partnerships with worldwide teams
  • Native debugger experience to root-cause and solve difficult platform issues
  • A passion for maintaining a rock-solid foundation while also moving the Unity Editor platform forward
  • You might also have
  • C# development experience
  • Postmortem debugging experience (Windows dump files, macOS/Linux core dumps)
  • Refactoring legacy codebases
  • Experience working with and authoring Docker container images
  • Additional information
  • Relocation support is not available for this position
  • Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position

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.Life at UnityHeadhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. Unity does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Unity will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Unity.Your privacy is important to us. Please take a moment to review our Prospect Privacy Policy and Applicant Privacy Policy . Should you have any concerns about your privacy, please contact usThis 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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