Staff Backend Engineer, ML Inference Systems
Unity Technologies · Quebec, Canada ·
- Seniority
- Staff
- Category
- Backend
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Salary
- USD 244,500 – 317,800 / year
Unity Technologies · Quebec, Canada ·
Staff backend engineer on Unity's Vector Gamer AI team, building and running the distributed inference infrastructure behind ad ranking and bidding decisions at billions of daily requests. Day-to-day centers on low-latency, high-throughput services using Golang, GCP, Kubernetes, and observability tooling like Prometheus and Grafana.
Every day, we connect billions of players with the games and experiences they love.
Our Vector Gamer AI team sits at the heart of that mission, governing ad ranking and bidding decisions across billions of daily impressions, where large-scale machine learning and real-world impact converge at scale.
We’re hiring a Staff Backend Engineer to build and operate the infrastructure those models depend on. You’ll design and operate the distributed systems that power billions of daily decisions, with a focus on the performance, reliability, and scalability of inference systems.
Join us and help influence how billions of gaming experiences are discovered, monetized, and how creators are rewarded.
Design, develop, and deploy production-grade backend services and distributed systems powering large-scale online model inference at billions of daily requests
Drive technical direction of our inference platform, with a focus on low-latency, high‑throughput serving infrastructure
Partner with ML engineers to ensure online serving infrastructure scales with growing model complexity and inference volumes, without compromising latency or throughput
Ensure the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of our systems in production using monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana
Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure on GCP, orchestrating workloads with Kubernetes across a high‑scale production environment
Promote and implement best practices for backend service development, testing, deployment, and monitoring (DevOps, SRE)
5+ years designing, deploying, and maintaining distributed systems at scale
Expertise in Golang for building high‑performance, low‑latency backend infrastructure
Hands‑on experience with cloud infrastructure on GCP and workload orchestration with Kubernetes
Strong grounding in monitoring and observability tooling, including Prometheus and Grafana
Experience in ad tech, recommender systems, real‑time personalization, or other performance‑critical domains
Familiarity with microservice architectures, containerization (Docker), and CI/CD best practices
Familiarity with machine learning platforms, workflows, and serving infrastructure
Experience with ML inference servers like NVIDIA Triton Inference Server
Familiarity with auction mechanics or bidding systems in an ad tech context
Relocation support is not available for this position
Gross pay annually: USD $244,500-$317,800
This range reflects the anticipated base salary for this position. Beyond base salary, this role may be eligible for equity awards and participation in our company incentive plans (such as annual discretionary bonuses or sales commissions). The final offer amount will depend on several factors, including geographic location and the candidate’s relevant experience, professional background, and skill set.
At Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well‑being and work‑life balance.
Please note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status.
While specific benefits vary, here are some of the ways we strive to take care of our eligible team members globally: Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance | Commute subsidy | Employee stock ownership | Competitive retirement/pension plans | Generous vacation and personal days | Support for new parents through leave and family‑care programs | Office food snacks | Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support | Employee Resource Groups | Global Employee Assistance Program | Training and development programs | Volunteering and donation matching program
Unity (NYSE: U) is the world’s leading game engine, powering play for more than 3 billion consumers each month. The top mobile games in the world, the most played PC indie titles, the most innovative console games, and virtually all of the top XR and Web Games are developed, deployed, and grown in Unity. Unity also enables teams across industries like automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare to design, simulate, and collaborate in 3D — closing the gap between ideas and reality. For more information, please visit www.unity.com.
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