Freelance Remote Unity Developer Jobs in Santa Clara, CA

At Unity, we're shaping the future of real-time 3D creation by making game development more accessible than ever. Our next-generation human-in-the-loop agentic AI, goal-directed, adaptive, and capable of reasoning and planning in dynamic environments, is redefining how creators bring their ideas to life.

Unity AI is built to democratize game development the way modern tools transformed video creation: if you have an idea, you can make a game, guided by an agent that plans, executes, and iterates with you. For professionals, we aim to deliver a step-change in efficiency with 10x productivity gains, faster iteration cycles, and richer creative exploration. As this vision scales, we expect a 10x-100x increase in high-quality games, and a new era of digital entertainment.

We're looking for a Staff Product Manager to join the Unity AI product team and take ownership within a fast-growing portfolio: our AI Assistant (now in beta) with deeper native integration into the Unity Hub on the way, new agentic AI experiences that open game creation to aspiring and AI-native creators, and emerging workstreams in AI-powered playtesting and world models. You'll join us at a moment where new products ship constantly, and you will help shape which problems we solve next.

• Own product vision, strategy, and roadmap for one or more Unity AI workstreams, balancing near-term iteration with bold long-term innovation.

• Partner with engineering, design, and ML teams to design and deliver agentic AI-powered workflows that simplify game creation.

• Drive rapid, iterative releases informed by user feedback in a fast-paced environment.

• Define what a great AI experience looks like, including evaluations and benchmarks that guide product quality.

• Leverage market insight and user research to deeply understand creators' needs, from professional game developers to AI-native hobbyists.

• Collaborate across Unity's ecosystem, aligning with teams in our Create and Grow divisions to deliver a unified product experience.

• Lead multi-functional collaboration, aligning diverse key decision makers and guiding teams through ambiguity toward impactful outcomes.

• Extensive daily use of AI products in a professional work environment, along with a deep passion for and experience with vibe coding.

• Demonstrated success building products from initial concept (0) through launch (1), owning them end to end.

• Strong track record in Product Management, with the ability to operate at staff level and above.

• Experience writing and managing evaluations for AI products.

• Deep empathy for creators, with a customer-obsessed mindset and passion for democratizing game development.

• Strong skills in prioritization, problem-solving, and navigating ambiguity to deliver high-impact outcomes.

• Passion for games: industry experience, hands-on game creation, or games you've built yourself (including AI-assisted).

• Experience with GenAI products in gaming or adjacent industries, or benchmarking experience for AI systems.

• Background in game development with hands-on Unity experience.

• Solid grasp of AI/ML concepts and frameworks, particularly agentic and generative AI.

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.

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.

Unity is a proud equal opportunity employer. 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.

This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.
This posting is intended to fill an existing vacancy, and we are committed to providing applicants with updates throughout the hiring process in accordance with applicable law.

Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. Unity does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Unity will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Unity.
Your privacy is important to us. Please take a moment to review our Prospect and Applicant Privacy Policies. Should you have any concerns about your privacy, please contact us at DPO@unity.com.