Founding Engineer (Unity Mobile)

Pax Historia
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 150,000 - 215,000 annuallyFunction: Entrepreneurship & Venture BuildingExperience: 3+ yearsSkills: ["Ownership","Team player","Communication","Problem-solving"]

Founding Unity Mobile engineer responsible for building Pax Historia’s native mobile app from scratch. You’ll create a performant 2D map UI, integrate REST APIs with Firebase/Supabase backend, implement push notifications, and ensure a polished UI/UX across iOS and Android while working closely with the cofounders in San Francisco.

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Pax Historia
Pax Historia
6 months ago

Founding Engineer (Unity Mobile)

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Job Summary

Founding Unity Mobile engineer responsible for building Pax Historia’s native mobile app from scratch. You’ll create a performant 2D map UI, integrate REST APIs with Firebase/Supabase backend, implement push notifications, and ensure a polished UI/UX across iOS and Android while working closely with the cofounders in San Francisco.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Entrepreneurship & Venture Building

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build our core gameplay loop for iOS and Android: interactive map, action submission, event viewing, and AI-driven chat.
  • •Create a performant 2D map rendering system capable of displaying thousands of regions with smooth pan/zoom and animated territory changes.
  • •Develop a consistent UI component library that matches our web design system (custom components, typography, dark/light modes).
  • •Integrate with Firebase/Supabase backend and AI services via REST APIs.
  • •Implement push notifications and deep linking for seamless user engagement and optimize for lower-end devices.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 150,000 - 215,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:401kEquity

Key Requirements

  • •Shipped Unity apps to the App Store and/or Google Play.
  • •Built polished, responsive 2D UI systems in Unity.
  • •Understands mobile performance constraints and can optimize for memory, battery, and lower-end devices.
  • •Integrated Unity apps with REST APIs and backend services.
  • •Cares deeply about UI/UX polish (pixel-perfect alignment, smooth animations, consistent styling) and takes ownership of problems.
Experience:3+ yearsGamingMobile
Skills:OwnershipTeam playerCommunicationProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:UnityREST APIsFirebaseSupabaseTypeScript

Eligibility

Visa:US citizen
Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Pax Historia
Pax Historia is a digital media brand creating accessible history content—articles, podcasts, and multimedia—that engages audiences with historical narratives, analysis, and storytelling for education and general interest.
Industry: Digital Media
Company Size: Micro (1 to 10 employees)
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