Founding Engineer - Unity (San Francisco) Job at JARS AI, San Francisco, CA

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  • JARS AI
  • San Francisco, CA

Job Description

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We're building the future of entertainment through our AI TV show platform where viewers control scenes in real time and create their own worlds. Our team is exploring how AI will fundamentally transform creativity and entertainment - if this mission excites you, we want to hear from you.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 2+ years of professional experience as a full-time Unity engineer, with a proven track record of shipping products
  • Must be in or near San Francisco, this is an in person role
  • Ideally you've either worked on an indie/mobile game or been an early engineer at a startup

Compensation: 130k-180k with generous equity package

Key Responsibilities:

  • Architect and develop immersive, interactive sandbox environments for our AI-driven show platform
  • Design and implement systems for dynamic camera control, character animation, and efficient management of large-scale addressable assets
  • Create seamless integration between Unity and AI agents for navigation and dialogue systems
  • Develop and optimize WebGL and iOS deployments
  • Collaborate with a small, high-impact founding team to shape our technical foundation and product roadmap

Our Values:

Please understand and agree with our values before applying:

  • Excellence First: We hire exceptional talent and compensate accordingly. One outstanding performer outweighs multiple average hires.
  • Dogfooding: You must use JARS for your contributions to matter.
  • In-Person Culture: Build alongside us in our SF or NYC offices. No remote/hybrid
  • Be Unstoppable: You're fueled by competitive spirit and take pride in what you create. Your work isn't just a job - it's a calling.
  • Grind: Our entire team is responsive and available when needed, including off-hours at times. We respect boundaries but expect engagement when it counts.
  • Be Relentless: Compress timelines aggressively. Find creative solutions to obstacles. React in minutes, not hours.
  • Fast Firing: If someone isn't an A player, we part ways quickly. Please be okay with this. We welcome paid trials to derisk for everyone.
  • Many Hats: No job is not your job.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Entertainment Providers

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Job Tags

Full time,

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