Game developers repeatedly say that multiplayer game creation remains one of their hardest challenges; balancing ease-of-use with performance and flexibility remains unsolved. As a result, we’ve seen far too little innovation in multiplayer games over the last decade, while creativity in single-player games has flourished.

We are looking for a Senior Software Developer to help define and build the foundation Unity developers use to make multiplayer experiences. You will be given the freedom to drive large initiatives in this area aimed at improving everything from performance to client/server developer iteration. Help us build a foundation and core in a modern development experience tailored to multiplayer games.

Responsibilities

Design and implement foundational server technologies and key components that Unity Developers will use and build upon
Solve large scale distributed systems problems so future engine users can focus on making awesome games
Improve the developer experience for building and debugging client/server game architectures
Write code in C++ in the Unity Engine and C# in Scripting layer

Requirements

Experience with C++ and software development methodology
Familiarity with implementing client/server architecture
A mind towards scalability and performance
High comfort level working within (and analyzing and improving) an established codebase.
Familiarity with OS, networking and server design concepts
Strong collaboration and communication skills

Bonus Points

Experience with high performance programming, multi-threading, and memory management
Prior experience with the Unity engine
Linux development experience
Networking experience (knowledge of low-level protocols and high-level protocols).
Low-level network knowledge and diagnosis including packet capture (e.g., tcpdump, wireshark), routing, firewalls, DHCP, DNS, and NAT busting

About Unity Technologies

Unity is the world’s leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content. Creators, ranging from game developers to artists, architects, automotive designers, filmmakers, and others, use Unity to make their imaginations come to life. Unity’s platform provides a comprehensive set of software solutions to create, run and monetize interactive, real-time 2D and 3D content for mobile phones, tablets, PCs, consoles, and augmented and virtual reality devices.

The company’s 1,400+ person research and development team keeps Unity at the forefront of development by working alongside partners to ensure optimized support for the latest releases and platforms. Apps developed by Unity creators were downloaded more than three billion times per month in 2019 on more than two billion unique devices. For more information, please visit www.unity.com.

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