Senior Unity Engineer Multiplayer

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.

Genies is looking for a Senior Unity Engineer to contribute in adding a pervasive multiplayer layer to our Experiences ecosystem. We want to take all the possibilities we are already enabling and make it so you can share them with your friends. From asynchronous systems such as achievements and leaderboards, to fully synchronous worlds that you can explore, together, and in real-time. We want a scenario where any developer can come in and make a top-tier Experience within the Genies ecosystem, and simply "turn on" multiplayer for their players.

If you're already thinking of some existing solutions out there that could work for this, then you're on the right path and we should definitely talk. But what if we took it a step further, and also made it possible for our developers to fine tune the multiplayer systems in our ecosystem just right for their experience? Simple and highly available by default, but customizable and tunable for specific scenarios. We are looking to dismantle the barriers that make this kind of development difficult, and you want to help us all get there.

Genies sits at the forefront of the digital avatars and gaming industry. We are on a mission to empower users to create and interact with hyper-realistic avatars in virtual experiences that have captured users' attention worldwide. If you are passionate about pushing the boundaries of avatars, avatar use cases, gaming and creating captivating user experiences, we want you on our team!

What You Should Have:

• 5+ years of working professionally as a Unity Engineer in Gaming
• Strong background and familiarity with multiplayer systems within Unity
• Experience with technologies such as Photon/Bolt, Fusion, UNet/Netcode, Mirror etc.
• A passion for developer tools, frameworks, APIs, and strives to find ways to make them easier to use, both for yourself and your fellow developers.
• 3D game engine experience, particularly in Unity3D
• Mobile game performance optimization experience
• Proficiency with Unity packages, systems and workflows (Addressables, URP, threads, etc.)
• 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 frameworks

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 for all full time employees
• Unlimited 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!

Starting Salary Range: $150,000 - $200,000 (USD)

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.

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.