Unity reviews

Good perks like (pre corona) all expenses paid week in Copenhagen, commuter, phone, fitness reimbursements, free lunch and snacks. Company overall is very communicative. Fully remote onboarding went off without a hitch, HR is very responsive and transparent about the Covid strategy. Public slack channels are full of people sharing their personal projects, weekend plans, etc. My team is already across timezones with 12 hour differences and there has been no hitches. I think being a global team before the pandemic made the transition easy. Workload is very manageable, but this feels team dependent. I’m fairly new still but my team spearheads a large initiative spanning all of the company and time zones and yet Ive never been pushed to working more than 40 hours a week. I have a great manager who will push back deadlines for us and manages upper management expectations. I’ve helped out on other projects which the teams seemed under a lot more stress due to disorganized management, but I have not been exposed to a lot of teams

My general point would be: If you see a position that strikes your interest, definitely follow through the interview process at least until you have had a chance to talk to the potential future team. You will get honest answers, and a good impression of the job. I have been impressed from the start by the companies approach. - Engineers first: In our team, we are trusted to make our own decisions and drive our product area. Some people prefer work that is packaged, specced out fully, and presented ready to act on, but for myself, I value more this team driven product approach. We aniticipate, prioritise, pick up the pieces of work that we decide are most valuable or necessary. - Effective PMs: I have been in companies where PMs push feature upon feature without considering team impact, cost, end result and value. Here, our PM is asking all the right questions and is really a bridge with various teams we build our product for. This really makes a big difference in keeping engineers out of long meetings. - Work culture is fully scandinavian. You shine through work delivered, not hours at the office. I felt this was shown further in how fast the company effectively transitioned to WFH early in the Covid-19 pandemic, including in the US. - Actually, that is a point by itself. The management team shined on the pandemic response. Quick communication, open questions and answers, clear tactics, fast delivery of physical support across all offices. Over the past year, you can see the effects of a rapid growth on the company. Unity, and especially the management teams, are really aware of the value of the original company culture. It might have changed since its inception (according to conversations with long time employees), but coming from a mega-corp, I saw things that really appealed to me in their approach. I feel more valued and considered as an engineer, and that had a big impact on my daily life. The interview process was very personal. Direct, open conversation with the team and various bits of management. No interview technical questions but instead conversations about my previous experience, and some questions from me on the product and team I would be working with.