L'opportunité
Unity recherche un Staff Backend Developer pour rejoindre notre équipe Unity
Ads, où nous concevons les systèmes temps réel qui alimentent la plateforme
publicitaire mondiale de Unity. Il s'agit d'un environnement à grande échelle et
à faible latence — traitant des milliards de requêtes chaque jour pour diffuser
des publicités rapides et pertinentes aux joueurs du monde entier. Notre
infrastructure backend est conçue pour la fiabilité et l'évolutivité,
garantissant une diffusion fluide des annonces et des performances optimales,
même sous forte charge. Au sein de l'équipe, vous travaillerez sur des systèmes
distribués qui gèrent les requêtes publicitaires en temps réel, le suivi des
impressions et l'analytique des données utilisateur, avec des exigences strictes
en matière de disponibilité et de sécurité. Vous jouerez un rôle crucial dans
l'optimisation des performances, le maintien de la disponibilité des services et
le support au développement de nouvelles fonctionnalités de monétisation pour
les développeurs de jeux du monde entier. La sécurité, la protection des données
et une expérience utilisateur positive sont au cœur de tout ce que nous
construisons.
Vous contribuerez à moderniser la pile technologique héritée et les services
centraux derrière la diffusion des annonces, l'enchère, le reporting et
l'analytique. C'est une excellente opportunité pour un·e ingénieur·e motivé·e
par les systèmes critiques en performance, la collaboration inter-équipes et
l'évolution dans un environnement dynamique, à un moment charnière pour
l'entreprise.
Ce que vous allez faire
* Concevoir, construire et moderniser des services backend et des APIs qui
prennent en charge la diffusion des annonces
* Travailler sur des systèmes évolutifs et hautement disponibles utilisés dans
l'écosystème publicitaire de Unity
* Collaborer avec des ingénieurs, des chefs de produit et des équipes data pour
livrer de nouvelles fonctionnalités
* Améliorer la performance, l'observabilité et l'efficacité des coûts des
systèmes backend actuels, en modernisant la pile héritée
* Contribuer aux décisions d'architecture et à l'orientation technique de la
plateforme
Ce que nous recherchons
- Expérience dans la création de services backend à grande échelle
- Maîtrise de Golang et des bases de données relationnelles (p. ex., MySQL)
- Familiarité avec l'infrastructure cloud et les outils d'observabilité
(Kubernetes, Ray, etc.)
* Compréhension de la conception d'API, des systèmes distribués et de la
fiabilité des systèmes
* Solides compétences en collaboration et en communication au sein d'une équipe
« remote-first »
Vous avez peut-être également
* Expérience en ad tech, publicité programmatique ou systèmes d'enchères en
temps réel
- Expérience avec l'infrastructure-as-code (p. ex., Terraform)
- Familiarité avec le réseau, la mise en cache ou les pipelines de données en
temps réel
Information supplémentaire
- Le support à la relocalisation n'est pas disponible pour ce poste
- Un visa de travail ou un parrainage de l'immigration n'est pas disponible
pour ce poste
The opportunity
Unity is looking for a Staff Backend Developer to join our Unity Ads team, where
we build the real-time systems that power Unity's global advertising platform.
This is a high-scale, low-latency environment — processing billions of requests
daily to deliver fast, relevant ads to players around the world. Our backend
infrastructure is designed for reliability and scalability, ensuring seamless ad
delivery and optimal performance even under heavy traffic. As part of the team,
you will work on distributed systems that handle real-time ad requests,
impression tracking, and user data analytics with strict requirements for uptime
and security. You'll play a critical role in optimizing performance, maintaining
service availability, and supporting the development of new monetization
features for game developers worldwide. Security, data privacy, and a positive
user experience are central to everything we build.
You'll help modernize the legacy tech stack and the core services behind ad
delivery, bidding, reporting, and analytics. This is a great opportunity for an
engineer who's excited to work on performance-critical systems, collaborate
across teams, and grow in a fast-paced environment, all at a turning point in
the company.
What you'll be doing
* Design, build, and modernise backend services and APIs that support ad
delivery
- Work on scalable, high-availability systems used across Unity's ads ecosystem
- Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and data teams to deliver new
features
* Improve performance, observability, and cost-efficiency of current backend
systems, modernising the legacy stack
* Contribute to architectural decisions and technical direction of the platform
What we're looking for
- Experience building backend services at scale
- Proficiency in Golang, and relational databases (e.g., MySQL)
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and observability tools (Kubernetes,
Ray, etc.)
- Understanding of API design, distributed systems, and system reliability
- Strong collaboration and communication skills in a remote-first team
environment
You might also have
- Experience in ad tech, programmatic advertising, or real-time bidding systems
- Background with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform)
- Familiarity with networking, caching, or real-time data pipelines
Base Salary Range: We determine the base salary range for this role based on
your primary work location:
USA, Zone A: $157,800 – $236,800 USD gross
USA, Zone B: $178,300 – $267,500 USD gross
USA, Zone C: $200,400 – $300,600 USD gros
Canada, Zone A: $153,000 – $229,600 CAD gross
Canada, Zone B: $165,400 – $248,000 CAD gross
This range reflects the anticipated base salary for this position. Beyond base
salary, this role may be eligible for equity awards and participation in our
company incentive plans (such as annual discretionary bonuses or sales
commissions). The final offer amount will depend on several factors, including
geographic location and the candidate’s relevant experience, professional
background, and skill set.
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 world’s leading game engine, powering play for more than
3 billion consumers each month. The top mobile games in the world, the most
played PC indie titles, the most innovative console games, and virtually all of
the top XR and Web Games are developed, deployed, and grown in Unity. Unity also
enables teams across industries like automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare
to design, simulate, and collaborate in 3D — closing the gap between ideas and
reality. For more information, please visit
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