Staff Backend Developer, Unity Ads / Développeur Backend Principal, Unity Ads

1 month ago
Full-time
Senior
Software Development
Unity

Unity

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Internet Software & Services
5K-10K
Founded 2004

Description

  • Design, build, and modernize backend services and APIs that support ad delivery.
  • Develop and maintain scalable, high-availability systems used across Unity’s ads ecosystem.
  • Work on distributed systems that handle real-time ad requests, impression tracking, and user data analytics with strict uptime and security requirements.
  • Improve performance, observability, and cost-efficiency of existing backend systems while modernizing the legacy tech stack.
  • Contribute to architectural decisions and the technical direction of the ad platform.
  • Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and data teams to deliver new features and monetization capabilities.
  • Maintain service availability, reliability, security, and data privacy for production systems.

Requirements

  • Experience building backend services at scale.
  • Proficiency in Golang and relational databases (e.g., MySQL).
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and observability tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Ray).
  • Understanding of API design, distributed systems, and system reliability.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills for a remote-first team environment.
  • Preferred: experience in ad tech, programmatic advertising, or real-time bidding systems.
  • Preferred: experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform).
  • Preferred: familiarity with networking, caching, or real-time data pipelines.
  • Sufficient professional verbal and written English for regular global communication.
  • Relocation support and work visa/immigration sponsorship are not available for this position.

Benefits

  • Gross base salary range: $153,000 — $210,908 CAD.
  • Remote-first work environment.
  • A wide range of employee benefits designed to support well-being and work–life balance (details on Unity’s careers page).
  • Inclusive equal-opportunity employer with interview accommodations available for candidates with disabilities.

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