Senior Core Engineer

Posted Sep 17

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +1 more state.

πŸ“‹ Description

β€’ Take ownership and enhance essential subsystems throughout the engine stack, ranging from low-level C++ to high-level C# APIs across the editor, build, and runtime code.

β€’ Create and implement high-performance, extensible APIs for embedded configurations, cross-process interactions, and networked setups.

β€’ Formulate strategies to oversee execution timing and resource contention within or between processes and across the network with minimal overhead.

β€’ Coordinate the loading, change tracking, serialization, and synchronization of components and assets in environments constrained by bandwidth and latency.

β€’ Develop systems enabling Unity to load, execute, and synchronize assets when it does not control the main loop.

β€’ Establish fundamental infrastructure for interconnected gaming and 3D ecosystems.


⛳️ Requirements

β€’ Proven experience in building or significantly enhancing game engine cores, middleware, or foundational systems.

β€’ Capability to design modular, testable systems and implement and debug them comprehensively.

β€’ Proficient in C++ and C# programming languages.

β€’ Practical knowledge of CPU caches, branch behavior, memory layout, and profiling techniques.

β€’ Hands-on experience across various engine domains, including physics, animation, input, and assets.

β€’ Familiarity with compression methods, streaming, replication, authority models, RPCs, state diffing, delta encoding, or network protocols for real-time interactive systems.

β€’ Experience with determinism, replay systems, and maintaining simulation consistency.

β€’ Extensive knowledge of multithreading, job systems, lock-free techniques, and/or Unity DOTS.

β€’ Experience with MCP-style tool interfaces, training data generation, machine learning, or agentic workflows.

β€’ Adequate proficiency in English for professional verbal and written communication.


🏝️ Benefits

β€’ Equity awards.

β€’ Participation in company incentive programs, including annual discretionary bonuses or sales commissions.

β€’ Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance coverage.

β€’ Commute subsidy.

β€’ Employee stock ownership opportunities.

β€’ Competitive retirement and pension plans.

β€’ Generous vacation and personal days.

β€’ New-parent leave and family-care programs.

β€’ Office snacks.

β€’ Mental health and wellbeing programs and support.

β€’ Employee Resource Groups.

β€’ Global Employee Assistance Program.

β€’ Training and development initiatives.

β€’ Volunteering and donation matching program.

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