# Senior Platform Backend Engineer

Hiring organization: [Unity](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/unity)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a8fd9163-bebc-41ed-a517-bc2d0741b5b6

Listed on Unity's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Salary: 75400 – 129400 GBP per year

## Summary

This role leads backend infrastructure for a real-time collaborative 3D authoring platform, designing cloud services that power multi-user editing, publishing pipelines, and platform APIs. It suits experienced engineers who thrive owning production systems end-to-end and enjoy influencing both technical direction and team growth.

_Our summary, not Unity's wording._

## Skills named

API Design, CI/CD, Cloud Platforms, Containerization, Infrastructure as Code

## Required

- Substantial professional experience designing and operating backend services in production
- Proficiency in one or more modern backend languages
- Grounding in distributed systems including API design, data persistence, and state management
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and containerized deployments
- Track record owning services in production with monitoring, debugging, and incident response
- Pragmatism and ability to work under ambiguity and real deadlines
- Clear communication and collaboration with technical and non-technical colleagues

## Nice to have

- Experience with real-time or multiplayer systems like WebSockets or collaborative editing
- Experience with Unity Engine or other interactive 3D technology
- Experience building backend services for games or interactive media

Apply on Unity's site: https://unitytech.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Unity/job/GBR-RemoteEngland--Wales/Senior-Platform-Backend-Engineer_JOBREQ-2616240