Unity Engineer - Developer Platform
Company: Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc
Location: San Mateo
Posted on: October 5, 2024
Job Description:
Genies is culture's avatar technology company empowering
developers and artists to create their own interoperable gamified
consumer experiences. The company has raised $250 million from
investors including Silver Lake, BOND, NEA, and Bob Iger.
Initially, Genies were adopted by thousands of Hollywood icons
including Justin Bieber and Rihanna through partnerships with
Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. Today, the company is
also delivering avatars to the masses through experiences built
with its Developer Kit and artist crowdsourced platform, The
Workshop. These experiences all integrate together to form one
avatar social network, Genies Party.Are you a creative, inventive
and highly technical Unity Developer that thrives in high growth
environments? Are you a builder, with consumer product intuition
that has a passion for creating unique and imaginative experiences?
Are you seeking autonomy, influence, and technical challenges that
will define the future of digital identity, mobile experiences &
social games? Then Genies is your next home!Genies is hiring a
Unity Engineer that will take initiative and engineer intuitive
developer tools that will unlock our developer communities ability
to create immersive mobile experiences for our global audience of
consumers. In this role you will apply your extensive engineering
experience and couple it with Unity to develop the next generation
of developer tools that will unlock virtual self expression and
immersive mobile experiences. Our vision will allow consumers to
express their inner selves authentically and connect with like
minded individuals in a multitude of interactive experiences,
social games, virtual environments, and digital communities. This
is a rare opportunity to be on the ground level of a scaling $1B
venture that is breaking new ground as we explore the future of
digital identity, immersive experiences, and spatial
technology.What You'll be Doing:
- Architect and implement scalable and efficient software
components and systems with open standards and portability for
avatar customization, mobile games, and virtual interactions by
leveraging the power of Unity
- Develop and maintain a robust framework for asset management,
optimization, and version control to streamline development
workflows
- Architect, design, and develop a suite of developer tools that
will allow developers to effortlessly create mobile games and
virtual experiences for our global consumer audience
- Write efficient, high-quality, scalable, testable code within
the timelines you help estimate
- Research, prototype, and productionize solutions to our most
challenging technical problems
- Integrate backend services and APIs across various client
surfaces
- Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback
and ensuring adherence to coding standards and architectural
guidelines
- Partner with other engineering teams, and XFN partners such as
product, design, business, art, and more to deliver a unique, one
of a kind user experience and user journeyWhat You Should Have:
- 3+ years of working professionally as a Unity Engineer
- Ability to work in multiple programming languages: C# for
Unity, Java in Android, Obj-C in iOS, C/C+ mobile native.
- Experience working on social, monetization, or multiplayer
features for a shipped title
- 3D game engine experience, particularly in Unity
- Experience with avatar-based interactive media and real time 3D
content
- Experience working on server-side features
- Experience building native Unity plugins
- Proficiency with Unity packages, systems and workflows
(Addressables, URP, threads, etc.)
- Experience with optimization, CPU, GPU, and asset profiling,
particularly on mobile platforms
- Experience with 3D graphics APIs, shaders, graphics hardware
acceleration is a plus
- Experience with content from 3D pipelines and DCC tools such as
Maya or Blender is a plus
- Experience developing third-party SDKs
- Experience with deploying and testing on mobile platforms
- Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, design
patterns, testing frameworksHow Genies will support you:Genies is a
well-funded, growing start-up that cares deeply about each of our
employees' growth and success. Our roles and their responsibilities
are created with a breadth of scope that introduces each employee
to exciting new challenges and opportunities that a growing
start-up encounters. The actual base pay is dependent upon a number
of factors, including: professional background, training,
transferable skills, work experience, education, location, business
and product needs, and market demand. The base pay range is subject
to change and may be modified in the future. Full-time employees
may also be eligible for equity compensation, in addition to a
robust health, wellness, and benefits package.Here's why you'll
love working at Genies:
- You'll work with a team that you'll be able to learn from and
grow with, including support for your own professional
development
- You'll be at the helm of your own career, shaping it with your
own innovative contributions to a nascent team and product with
flexible hours and a work from home policy
- You'll enjoy the culture and perks of a startup, with the
stability of being well funded
- Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family (Anthem
+ Kaiser Options Available), Dental and Vision Insurance
- Competitive salaries and 401K program for all full time
employees
- Flexible paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays,
in addition to paid parental leave, bereavement leave, and jury
duty leave for full-time employees
- Health & wellness support through programs such as monthly
wellness reimbursement
- Working in a brand new, bright, open-environment and fun office
space - there's even a slide!
- Choice of MacBook or Windows laptopStarting Salary Range: $100k
- $150k + stock options and full benefits.Genies is an equal
opportunity employer committed to promoting an inclusive work
environment free of discrimination and harassment. We value
diversity, inclusion, and aim to provide a sense of belonging for
everyone.
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Keywords: Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc, Union City , Unity Engineer - Developer Platform, IT / Software / Systems , San Mateo, California
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