Techical System Architect

The opportunity
As a System Architect at Aura from Unity, you will design and define the technical architecture of our highly scalable and distributed systems, ensuring they are resilient, cost-efficient, maintainable, and aligned with the company's vision and business needs. You will be part of the Chief Architect's team, working across multiple teams to design comprehensive solutions for complex technical challenges — balancing immediate needs with long-term strategic goals.

This is your chance to shape the technological backbone of a fast-growing product with massive scale and global reach. You will make a real impact on how millions of users experience our products, while collaborating with brilliant engineers, product managers, and leadership.

What you'll be doing

• Collaborate with product management to translate business requirements into technical specifications
• Partner with engineering leaders to design and develop scalable, efficient and secured architecture
• Create and maintain high-level system architecture documentation and diagrams
• Evaluate technology choices and make recommendations that align with our strategic direction
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams
• Identify technical debt and develop strategies to address it
• Research emerging technologies and evaluate their potential application

What we're looking for

• 7+ years of experience in software development
• 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager / Tech Lead / Staff or Principal Engineer
• Proven experience with backend technologies, preferably Python or Node.js
• Experience working in high-scale environments and building data pipelines
• Ability to influence without direct authority
• A role model for accountability, problem-solving, and innovation
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and in team settings

You might also have

• Experience working with ML and Data engineering
• Experience in Ad Tech (Targeting, Measurement and Attribution)

Additional information

• Relocation support is not available for this position.
• Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position

Life at Unity
Unity [NYSE: U] is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences. Creators, ranging from game developers to artists, architects, automotive designers, infrastructure experts, filmmakers, and more, use Unity to bring their imaginations to life across multiple platforms, from mobile, PC, and console, to spatial computing.

As of the third quarter of 2024, more than 70% of the top 1,000 mobile games were made with Unity, and in 2024, Made with Unity applications had an average of 3.7 billion downloads per month. For more information, please visit Unity.

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