Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AI Authoring
$192.6k/y-$288.8k/y
2 days ago
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Summary
Unity is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AI Authoring to lead the development of foundational AI systems within the Unity engine, transforming how games and simulations come to life.
About the Role
As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will design, implement, and scale AI agents that assist in generating game code and executing goal-directed behaviors. You will define orchestration logic for single- and multi-agent systems, develop reusable agentic frameworks, and lead high-impact initiatives in AI planning and goal inference. Collaboration with internal and external teams will be essential to unlock innovative use cases in gaming and simulation, while contributing to the long-term vision for Unity's agentic AI offerings.
About You
Required:
- Advanced degree (MS or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience developing ML systems in production, ideally within real-time or interactive environments.
- Experience with multi-agent systems, orchestration, or AI tool integration.
- Strong background in LLM, reinforcement learning, decision-making under uncertainty, AI planning, or multi-agent systems.
- Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language (e.g., Python, C++, Go, Java) and familiarity with ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow).
- Strong system design skills and the ability to architect performant, scalable ML systems.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred:
- Familiarity with game development workflows.
- Publications or open-source contributions in reinforcement learning, agent-based modeling, or related areas.
- Experience with behavior trees, utility AI, or hierarchical task planning.
- Passion for the gaming industry and AI applications in games.
Benefits
- Wide range of benefits designed to support employees' well-being and work-life balance.
- Opportunity to work in a leading platform for creating and growing games and interactive experiences.
Unity
Unity [NYSE: U] offers a suite of tools to create, market, and grow games and interactive experiences across all major platforms from mobile, PC, and console, to extended reality. For more information, visit Unity.com. Download Unity: http://unity3d.com/get-unity We're hiring! Visit our careers site: https://careers.unity.com For support, please email: support@unity3d.com Check us out on our other social channels: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unity Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unity3d/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unitytechnologies/
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