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Great culture, many growing pains

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Unity for 2 years
November 3, 2021
South San Francisco, California
4.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Great benefits (e.g., mental health 100% covered, 20 days off at all levels…)

Welcoming culture

Space to innovate

Good internal mobility

Cons

Depends on the org you are joining.

My personal experience is with the AI org and is completely different from other orgs (I am told).

The AI org seems to be trying to find a profitable direction, where it used to be more research-focused. This can be great if you get excited by applications outside of gaming, direct customer interaction, and quickly changing directions of products. However, it can mean a lot of chaos and staffing issues (especially on the more senior end).

Great for someone who wants room to create new products, but sub-optimal if you want to experience a highly professional dev environment. Internal tooling and review is weak compared to bigger corporations (but IMO this is highly outweighed by all the benefits and freedom).

Advice to Management

Management is very supportive, but in a passive way. If you ask for things, they will go to hell and back for you, but you have to ask. Especially for newer hires, it would be great for management to have more suggested or official support for professional development and mentoring.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
5.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
3.0

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