Freelance Unity Developer
Key Skills
Job Description
Freelance Unity Developer
Location: Must be based in the Netherlands (Remote or Hybrid Working)
Contract Type: Freelance / Project-Based
Commitment: 32–40 hours/week
Project Duration: 6-12 months
Rate: Dependent on experience, please outline your expectations in your application
Project & Role Overview
Beyond Sports is looking for an experienced Freelance Unity Developer to join us on a project basis. We create innovative digital sports experiences by blending real-world sports data with dynamic interactive technology, powering live match visualizations, broadcast overlays, and next-generation metaverse content.
We need a self-driven developer who can hit the ground running, write clean C# code, solve complex technical challenges, and help bring high-performance 3D interactive applications to life.
Key Deliverables & Responsibilities
Core Development: Write clean, scalable, and well-documented C# code in Unity3D for dynamic interactive features.
Data Integration: Implement and optimize real-time sports data feeds into interactive 3D visualizations.
Performance Optimisation: Debug, profile, and solve complex architectural and performance challenges.
Collaboration: Partner with our internal team of developers, designers, and artists to deliver project milestones on schedule.
Requirements & Qualifications
3+ years of professional Unity3D (C#) development experience.
Proven track record of delivering clean, maintainable, and scalable project architecture.
Strong debugging skills and experience integrating dynamic external data.
Solid experience with Git version control.
Valid freelance registration / registered business status is required.
Nice-to-Haves:
Experience with Unity DOTS / ECS.
Familiarity with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, or Agile workflows.
Experience with asynchronous programming.
What We Offer
High-Impact Work: Contribute directly to cutting-edge real-time sports technology viewed by millions worldwide.
Collaborative Environment: Work alongside top talent with great office perks while on-site (catered lunch, coffee, Friday drinks, office games).
Clear Scope & Autonomy: Focused technical goals with freedom to execute best-practice solutions.
Future Work: Potential for extension or recurring contract work on future projects.
Core Responsibilities
Develop and maintain clean, scalable C# code for dynamic interactive features within Unity3D. Integrate real-time sports data feeds and optimize 3D application performance through debugging and architectural improvements.
Requirements
Requires at least 3 years of professional Unity3D development experience and a valid freelance registration in the Netherlands. Candidates should possess strong debugging skills and experience with version control systems like Git.
Benefits
- Catered lunch
- Coffee
- Friday drinks
- Office games
About Beyond Sports
Industry: Spectator Sports
Company size: 51-200 employees
DARE TO MOVE BEYOND Beyond Sports helps leagues, broadcasters and rights holders create innovative fan experiences built for modern audiences. Curious, ambitious, and never content with the obvious, we believe sport should be felt as much as it is followed. Using data, virtual production, digital platforms and interactive products, we create original ways for people to experience sport, helping our partners bring fans closer and turn every moment into something immersive and more fun to be a part of. We are helping shape the future of sport for the next generation of fans.