[Hiring] Senior Graphics Engineer - VFX & Shader Authoring @Unity Technologies

Role Description

Want to implement cutting-edge graphics algorithms and turn them into authoring tools that help users create great content quickly and intuitively? Ready to take ownership of system design end-to-end, shaping scalable, high-performance software architectures that bring these tools to life?

Unity Graphics is on a mission to rapidly advance innovation across our entire graphics stack, delivering the perfect balance of performance, quality, and the widest possible device reach. For this, we are looking for a Senior Graphics Engineer to join the team responsible for Shader Graph and VFX Graph.

• Develop, modernize, and document our graph-based authoring tools: VFX Graph and Shader Graph.
• Design modular software systems that ensure these tools remain maintainable and future-proof.
• Align with cross-functional stakeholders and engage with users to ensure our software meets current and future needs.
• Collaborate with technical artists, UX designers, and graphics engineers to create smooth, intuitive, and powerful workflows.
• Contribute to a diverse, distributed team focused on helping our developer community succeed.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a Graphics Engineer in game development or a related industry.
• Proven ownership of complex systems, with the ability to drive architectural decisions and align stakeholders toward modular, maintainable solutions.
• A collaborative mindset with a focus on finding the best solutions.
• Expertise in writing clean, high-performance C# and/or C++ code, with experience across the full software development lifecycle.
• Deep understanding of rendering pipelines, GPU architecture, and performance optimization techniques.
• Knowledge of shader languages and shader language models (SM5.x, .x, Slang).
• Familiarity with Real-Time Particle Effects.
• Familiarity with Unity is a plus.

Requirements

• Relocation support is not available for this position.
• Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

Benefits

• 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.