Software Engineer, Platform Services Abstraction
UnityLondon, United KingdomPosted 24 February 2026
Job Description
The opportunity A successful developer in this role will be a one who has the desire to investigate and understand how similar features are implemented across various platforms, then use that knowledge to design unified APIs that can be used across platforms. This will require deep cooperation with teammates as well as the willingness to build relationships with technical teams across Unity. We strive for an environment in which the best ideas win by encouraging and respecting the input of all team members, taking into account different communication styles and experiences.
What you'll be doing
Crafting unified APIs that implement features of various target platforms in a single, unified and testable way.
Contributing the implementations of these APIs to the Unity codebase, including unit tests.
Advocate for the unification of disparate platform implementations into simple abstractions across Unity
Deliver a stable quality product that the team is proud of by exemplifying robust API design methodologies along with high-quality C# and C++ coding practices
Refactoring existing code to be more efficient and maintainable, responding to user feedback and solving user issues with the codebase
What we're looking for
Knowledge of native development on at least one platform, preferable console, with adaptability to add more platforms to your expertise
Empathy for the unique challenges game developers face building and maintaining rich experiences over multiple platforms
Experience contributing to cross-team projects from initiation to completion
Experience in C# and developing Unity-based games and extending the Unity editor
Experience working with a small to medium size team
You might also have
Knowledge of writing native plugins for Unity and/or experience with API design and asynchronous coding paradigms
Experienced in development for multiple game consoles, mobile or desktop platforms and shipping cross-platform titles that also use platform-specific features when appropriate
Long term code ownership mentality by being diligent with documentation on thought processes, decisions made and code API
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.
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 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 .
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 orient ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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