Principal Engineer, Unity Rewards

Unity Software
San Francisco, California
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 227,900 - 341,900 annuallyFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Mentorship","Code quality","Performance profiling","UI/UX focus"]

Architect and lead a greenfield B2C mobile rewards app for players to discover games, track playtime/milestones, and earn real-world rewards. Own the mobile iOS/Android architecture and gamified UX, integrate with Unity’s backend event pipelines and ML attribution models, and manage virtual economies with offline/online syncing. Partner with ML/backend teams on secure anti-fraud tracking and provide technical leadership by mentoring engineers and defining CI/CD and release pipelines.

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Unity Software
Unity Software
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Principal Engineer, Unity Rewards

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Job Summary

Architect and lead a greenfield B2C mobile rewards app for players to discover games, track playtime/milestones, and earn real-world rewards. Own the mobile iOS/Android architecture and gamified UX, integrate with Unity’s backend event pipelines and ML attribution models, and manage virtual economies with offline/online syncing. Partner with ML/backend teams on secure anti-fraud tracking and provide technical leadership by mentoring engineers and defining CI/CD and release pipelines.
Location: San Francisco, California
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect the mobile client for a greenfield consumer rewards application, including foundational tech stack, state management, and app architecture decisions.
  • •Develop engaging gamified UI/UX components such as daily streaks, dynamic offer walls, progress trackers, and real-time wallet balances.
  • •Integrate the consumer app with Unity’s backend event pipelines and ML attribution models to optimize expected user value and retention.
  • •Architect robust on-device state management for virtual currencies/ledger updates with offline/online syncing that preserves transaction integrity.
  • •Provide technical leadership by mentoring senior mobile engineers and defining CI/CD and release pipelines for a high-frequency update cycle.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 227,900 - 341,900 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceLife InsuranceDisability InsuranceCommuter BenefitsEquityPensionPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years building native (Swift/Kotlin) or high-performance cross-platform (React Native/Flutter) consumer mobile applications at scale.
  • •Proven experience building consumer apps with gamification, loyalty programs, or fintech/wallet features and strong DAU/MAU.
  • •Deep understanding of mobile architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture, VIPER), memory management, and performance profiling.
  • •Experience with event-driven systems including asynchronous data streams, real-time websocket connections, and offline-first local persistence.
  • •Strong UI/UX focus including micro-interactions, animations, and performance in users’ hands.
Experience:8+ yearsMobile gamingConsumer appsFintechGamificationLoyalty programs
Skills:Technical leadershipMentorshipCode qualityPerformance profilingUI/UX focus
Languages:English
Tech Stack:IOSAndroidSwiftKotlinReact NativeFlutterMVVMClean ArchitectureVIPERWebsocketOffline-firstCI/CDAppsFlyerAdjustSingular

Company Brief

Unity Software
Develops the Unity real-time 3D development platform used to create, operate, and monetize interactive experiences and games across mobile, console, PC, and AR/VR platforms. Serves developers, studios, and enterprises worldwide.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2004
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