Unity 3D Frontend Engineer - Contract

ROLE OVERVIEW We are looking for a Senior Unity 3D Frontend Engineer to lead the design and development of cutting-edge interactive 3D visualisation interfaces. You will play a pivotal role in delivering real-time digital twin dashboards, operational technology (OT) views, and geospatial systems that power smart city, industrial, and operational environments. This role bridges advanced frontend engineering with deep IoT/OT integration expertise, working alongside robotics, IoT, and OT engineering teams to translate live sensor and telemetry data into compelling real-time 3D experiences. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 1.3D Visualisation & Interface Development • Lead the design and development of interactive 3D visualisation interfaces using Unity 3D, including real-time digital twin dashboards and OT operational views. • Drive technical decisions around rendering performance, level-of-detail (LOD) strategies, shader optimisation, and scene management for large-scale operational environments. • Build and maintain reusable UI component libraries within Unity, aligned to UX guidelines and design system standards. 2. Geospatial Systems • Architect and implement geospatial rendering systems — integrating map layers, coordinate systems, and spatial data into Unity-based frontends. 3. Systems Integration & Data Pipelines • Design and deliver seamless integration between Unity frontend components and backend systems, middleware, IoT/OT data pipelines, and REST/WebSocket APIs. • Collaborate with IoT, OT, and robotics engineering teams to translate telemetry, sensor, and asset data into real-time 3D visualisation. 4. Engineering Leadership & Standards • Define and enforce frontend engineering standards, coding conventions, and review practices. • Engage with product owners, systems architects, and client stakeholders to ensure frontend solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements. • Contribute to CI/CD pipeline integration for build artefacts, automated testing, and deployment workflows. EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS 1. Core Engineering Experience • Minimum 5 years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years focused on Unity 3D development in a production environment. • Demonstrated delivery of Digital Twin or 3D visualisation solutions for operational, industrial, or smart city domains. • Track record as a subject matter expert — driving architecture decisions, conducting code reviews, and managing delivery risk. • Strong understanding of systems engineering principles; able to design frontend components with awareness of full-stack integration constraints. 2. IoT / OT & Integration Knowledge • Understanding of IoT integrations such as OPC-UA, Modbus, and MQTT. • Experience with middleware integration and Building Management System (BMS) integration. • Hands-on experience integrating real-time IoT/OT sensor data into interactive 3D or geospatial frontends. • Understanding of Command and Control (C3) systems. 3. Education & Mindset • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Geospatial Science, or equivalent discipline. • Comfort using AI to accelerate coding, testing, and validation is a must.