Software Engineer, Nintendo Switch

Overview

Our mission in the Nintendo Switch development team is to make Unity the best engine choice for Nintendo Switch developers. Bringing new Unity Features to the console, unlocking the potential of the Nintendo Switch eco-system or making Unity games run ever faster is what gets us up in the morning.

We’re looking for new colleagues in the console development team to work on Nintendo platforms.

You will be joining one of the most experienced and friendly teams around working on Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox platforms. We have a huge selection of cutting edge development and ongoing optimization work to be done across all areas of Unity.

You will be working day-to-day on the Unity for Switch runtime development. This is an engine that is used on a huge and diverse range of Switch games across all possible genres. You will have the opportunity to develop and influence technology used by Switch developers in studios big and small, all over the World.

You’ll work with us in a couple of lovely converted farm buildings, surrounded by sheep and tractors. Our office environment is informal, relaxed and frequently full of cake. With your help, titles built with Unity will continue to be some of the best games on Nintendo Switch.

Responsibilities

• • Develop solid and performant engine systems
  • Work with cross-functional teams to bring new engine features to the Switch platform
  • Maintain existing systems, improving performance, testability and stability

Requirements

• • Advanced C and C++ programming language knowledge
  • Games consoles programming experience

Bonus Points

• • Passion for Nintendo platforms and games
  • C# knowledge

Who We Are

Unity is the creator of the world’s leading real-time 3D development platform, giving users the most powerful and accessible tools to create, operate, and monetize experiences for the real-time world. Unity empowers anyone, regardless of skill level and industry, to create 3D visual content using world-class technology, operate using resources that maximize ease-of-use, and monetize, so that they can find success with their creations.

The company’s 1,000 person development team keeps Unity at the forefront of development by working alongside partners such as Google, Facebook, Oculus, Autodesk, and Microsoft to ensure optimized support for the latest releases and platforms. Made with Unity experiences reach nearly 3 billion devices worldwide and have been installed more than 34 billion times in the last 12 months. For more information, please visit www.unity.com

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