Founding Engineer Unity

San Francisco CA. Hybrid. Full time.

Advantra is partnering with a seed-stage entertainment technology startup in San Francisco to hire a Founding Engineer - Unity to build immersive interactive AI-driven experiences for a real-time viewer-controlled show platform.

You will architect and develop sandbox environments in Unity for AI-driven entertainment experiences. You will integrate AI agents manage large-scale assets optimize deployments and collaborate closely with the founding team to shape the product roadmap and technical foundation.

1. Architect and implement interactive sandbox environments in Unity.
   

2. Develop dynamic camera and character animation systems.
   

3. Manage and optimize large-scale addressable assets.
   

4. Integrate Unity with AI agents for navigation and dialogue systems.
   

5. Optimize WebGL and iOS deployments for performance.
   

6. Collaborate with the founding team to shape technical direction and product roadmap.
   

7. Contribute to building core technical foundations for real-time interactive experiences.
   

1. At least 2 years of professional experience as a full-time Unity engineer.
   

2. Proven track record of shipping interactive Unity products.
   

3. Experience with 3D game development and animation systems.
   

4. Experience building interactive environments or sandbox-style games.
   

5. Knowledge of WebGL and mobile (iOS) Unity deployments.
   

6. Familiarity with asset management and optimization in Unity.
   

7. Experience collaborating on small high-impact engineering teams.
   

8. Strong problem-solving skills in real-time interactive systems.
   

9. Ability to work in person in San Francisco and commit to on-site culture.
   

10. Strong ownership and ability to deliver results under tight timelines.
    

1. Experience at early-stage startups or indie game development.
   

2. Familiarity with AI agent integration in Unity.
   

3. Experience with performance profiling and optimization.
   

4. Knowledge of real-time interactive entertainment systems.
   

5. Experience designing user-controlled or procedural content systems.
   

Email with links to shipped work and a short note on what you owned. Company name shared after the intro.

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