The opportunity
Unity’s commerce systems power the business infrastructure behind our developer ecosystem — from licensing and subscriptions to in-editor purchases and platform integrations. At the heart of this architecture is commerce services: backend-for-frontend (BFF) services and integrations that encapsulates business logic and service orchestration for our commerce platform. The Core Commerce Backend team plays a pivotal role in unifying frontend experiences with backend systems such as commercetools, user identity, entitlement services, and pricing logic. We are looking for a Backend Engineer to lead architecture and implementation efforts across Bridge’s Typescript-based services. You’ll design reliable, scalable APIs and evolve our backend foundation to support a growing suite of commerce experiences. What you'll be doing
As a Senior Backend Engineer you will be expected to be able to:
Take a partially defined specification, understand the underlying requirement and problem and turn it into either a detailed specification for a less senior engineer or deliver the solution yourself. - Work closely with business, IT partners (business analysts and project managers) and the integration team to understand and solve business problems. - Design, implement and deliver highly scalable solutions based on modern cloud-based architectures. - Support, optimize and automate our internal processes. - Take ownership of problems and find solutions. What we're looking for
We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer who:
5+ years as a backend microservice engineer
Demonstrated experience designing and developing scalable and reliable microservices. - Proficient in TypeScript, particularly for service-layer development
Experience in designing, implementing and executing unit tests
Experience with some of the other technologies used by the team: SQL/NoSQL, queues, alerting
Strong track record designing and implementing RESTful microservices
Comfortable taking ownership of system design and architectural decisions
You might also have
Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services (Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, etc.)
Experience deploying and operating services in Kubernetes
Hands-on Experience as administrator or integrator with any of Salesforce, Zuora, Commercetools or similar headless commerce platforms
Experience with CI/CD pipelines like Github Actions
Experience with automated testing
Prior experience working with enterprise systems such as commerce, subscriptions, ERP, CRM or Supply Chain solutions. - Exposure to modern API paradigms and design patterns
Additional information
Relocation support is not available for this position
Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position
Benefits
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
Life at Unity
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. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment and celebrate our employees across age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our differences are strengths that enable us to support the growing and evolving needs of our customers, partners, and collaborators. If you have a disability that means there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please fill out this form to let us know.*
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