Senior Unity Engineer (Performance & Porting)

Senior Unity Engineer (Performance & Porting)
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Posted September 17, 2026 Full Time CET ± 2 hours Remote Important Details Role: Senior Unity Engineer – Performance & Console Porting Studio: CayPlay Studios Type: Full-Time | 100% Remote Location: European time zone, or within approximately ±2 hours CayPlay Studios is looking for a Senior Unity Engineer to join our team full-time and take ownership of performance optimization and console porting across our games. This role will work alongside our existing team on one of our current console titles, helping us continue to improve the port and bring it up to the standard we expect. You’ll also help us establish the internal workflows and technical foundation needed to approach console development earlier and more directly on future titles, reducing our reliance on external partners. This is a highly hands-on technical role. You’ll be expected to dig into unfamiliar problems, identify the real cause of performance issues, implement practical solutions, and help establish the systems and best practices we use for console development going forward. This is a 100% remote, full-time position . Responsibilities Profile and optimize Unity projects across CPU, GPU, rendering, memory, loading, and physics. Investigate performance bottlenecks, identify root causes, and propose practical solutions. Work with URP, SRP Batcher, GPU Instancing, batching, shaders, lighting, post-processing, LODs, and other rendering optimization techniques. Analyze and reduce memory usage, including textures, meshes, allocations, asset lifetime, and loading/unloading behavior. Investigate frame spikes, stutters, GC pressure, expensive physics, and other runtime performance issues. Help prepare and optimize the project for console releases. Contribute to optimization guidelines, performance budgets, and best practices for future projects. Requirements Senior-level professional experience with Unity. Strong hands-on experience profiling and optimizing Unity games. Strong C# knowledge At least one shipped Unity game, with direct involvement in performance optimization. Strong understanding of CPU, GPU, rendering, and memory performance in Unity. Experience with Unity Profiler, Frame Debugger, Memory Profiler, and similar profiling/debugging tools. Ability to independently investigate unfamiliar performance issues and find their root cause. Strong practical problem-solving skills and willingness to dig deep into technical issues. (Bonus) Experience personally handling or leading a Unity console port (Bonus) Experience profiling and optimizing directly on target console hardware (Bonus) Experience implementing gameplay systems and features in Unity About CayPlay Studios CayPlay is a next-generation entertainment studio founded by YouTube star Caylus Cunningham and his longtime manager and business partner, Travis Richardson. CayPlay operates two divisions: our indie-game studio, where we create standout titles, from our flagship title Waterpark Simulator to fresh new IPs across multiple genres, and our UGC arm, where we’re building community experiences across platforms, with a core focus on pioneering content for GTA 6, Roblox and Fortnite. Entirely self-funded with millions invested, CayPlay stands at the forefront of creativity, community and gaming’s next frontier. Featured Game s Build and run your own waterpark solo or with friends in Waterpark Simulator . 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