Sr Systems Engineer
at Smore Labs
Location:
Employment Type: full_time
Job Description
<div class="_1a4b8909 dfb4d365 _8e79ff8f _695f2473 _5b972812 _90bd0ed2 c6a90fd6" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;align-items:stretch;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);display:flex;flex-flow:row;font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:6.25px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;gap:0px;justify-content:flex-start;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;width:-webkit-fill-available;word-spacing:0px;"><h2 class="d0cf87d0 _5bf0d55f _9199992a _6a30f646 _73ef6a21 _50dadaaf _69332e10 b67a252c _022e7d57 _03f4bbb8" style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:20px;font-style:normal;line-height:1.25;margin-block-end:8px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;"><strong>About the job</strong></h2></div><p class="d0cf87d0 _67499df2 _6a30f646 _73ef6a21 _3ba287d8 _53137192 b67a252c _022e7d57 _03f4bbb8" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;"> </p><p style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">Smore Labs is a recently funded, VC-backed stealth startup building a mobile UGC game platform where kids use AI to create, learn, and share within one unified experience. We’re seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to build the glue that powers Unity on mobile—core systems, native integrations, tools, and AI—so the team can ship fast, safe, high-quality systems.</p><p style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"> </p><p style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"><strong style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul class="_929d5ab1 fb2d64d9" style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;list-style:disc;margin:0px;padding-inline-start:16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"><li style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">Design, build, and maintain core Unity systems that support gameplay, UI, voice, and AI features across iOS and mobile devices.</li><li style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">Own platform-facing integration work, including iOS-specific behavior, native SDKs, permissions, audio routing, lifecycle handling, and device constraints.</li><li style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">Implement and evolve voice and AI runtime systems, including capture, playback, processing, and safe integration with LLM-driven features.</li><li style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">Partner with gameplay, design, UI/UX, and backend to define system-level contracts and tooling that unblock rapid iteration and live ops. </li><li style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">Lead performance and stability work: profile with Unity tools and Xcode Instruments, reduce memory and frame time, and fix device-specific issues.</li></ul><p style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"> </p><p style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"><strong style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">Essential Skills and Experience:</strong></p><ul class="_929d5ab1 fb2d64d9" style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;list-style:disc;margin:0px;padding-inline-start:16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"><li style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">5+ years in systems or engine-side game development with shipped Unity mobile titles; strong C# and C++ plus working knowledge of backend systems. </li><li style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">Proven track record integrating native SDKs and OS features on iOS and Android via Unity plug-ins, with strong debugging of platform edge cases.</li><li style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">Experience working with AI systems for development and production, connecting AI services into essential game and tool systems</li><li style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">Deep mobile performance literacy: profiling, memory and allocation control, GPU/CPU analysis, and practical optimization for Unity on iOS. </li><li style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">Clear communication and collaboration across disciplines; comfortable defining APIs, writing concise docs, and supporting build and release workflows.</li></ul><p style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"> </p><p style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"><strong style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">The salary range is $133K to $196K</strong></p><p style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"><strong style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">Candidates must be authorized to work and accept new employment in the U.S.</strong></p><p style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"><strong style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">Smore Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and ADA compliant.</strong></p><p> </p>