Sports Interactive Ltd is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (UI) for a speculative application. The position requires extensive experience with C++ and C#, collaboration with UI/UX teams, and a firm grasp of Unity. This hybrid role is based in London, promoting creativity and innovation in game development. Your responsibilities will include designing complex systems, owning codebase areas, and mentoring junior engineers. This role offers numerous benefits, including private healthcare, gym membership, and a supportive environment.
26/07/2026
Full time
Sports Interactive Ltd is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (UI) for a speculative application. The position requires extensive experience with C++ and C#, collaboration with UI/UX teams, and a firm grasp of Unity. This hybrid role is based in London, promoting creativity and innovation in game development. Your responsibilities will include designing complex systems, owning codebase areas, and mentoring junior engineers. This role offers numerous benefits, including private healthcare, gym membership, and a supportive environment.
Sports Interactive is seeking a talented Game Designer to work on the Football Manager franchise, focusing on FM Console and FM Touch products. The role involves creating and guiding feature designs, defining systems and interfaces, and ensuring a high quality, authentic football simulation experience. The role requires collaboration with UI/UX and Narrative designers, documenting features in detailed specifications to guide engineering, and prototyping with Unity while balancing systems through
25/07/2026
Full time
Sports Interactive is seeking a talented Game Designer to work on the Football Manager franchise, focusing on FM Console and FM Touch products. The role involves creating and guiding feature designs, defining systems and interfaces, and ensuring a high quality, authentic football simulation experience. The role requires collaboration with UI/UX and Narrative designers, documenting features in detailed specifications to guide engineering, and prototyping with Unity while balancing systems through
Studio OverviewWe are Sports Interactive. The studio behind Football Manager. Founded in 1994, Sports Interactive became a wholly owned subsidiary of SEGA Europe in 2006. Based at the Here East technology hub in Stratford, East London, the SI team continues to expand as we bring our titles to an ever-growing audience across an increasing variety of platforms. To support our growth, we welcome the opportunity to connect with passionate people with the drive to match our ambitions and initiative to realise your individual potential. Job Title Senior Software Engineer (UI) - Speculative Application Team & Reporting UI/UX Team. Reporting into Lead Software Engineer. Working Model & Location Hybrid - 2 3 days in studio. Location: Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, E15 2GW. Position Overview The UI/UX team is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join the Football Manager team. As part of the UI team you will help shape all aspects of the game's User Interface across our products. This role involves collaborating closely with production, design, QA, gameplay engineers, core tech engineers and stakeholders to ensure we have quality deliverables that flow through the entire end to end experience of Football Manager. You will work closely with UI engineering leads and production to drive delivery of our feature roadmap, alongside owning aspects of our UI tooling and systems within Unity to improve and automate existing processes. Senior software engineers are expected to take responsibility for their work, manage their professional development, and mentor junior engineers. Key Responsibilities Design and implement complex systems. Own areas of the codebase with the ability to develop new features from scratch and support current features across all supported platforms. Work closely with leads and production to drive new features and set long term roadmap. Work across multiple platforms and projects to ensure we deliver the best performance and experience to our customer base. Work with lead engineers and managers to drive initiatives that improve software engineering at SI. Develop, extend, improve, and maintain our code base, workflows, documentation and tools. Collaborate with user experience, design, QA and production to contribute to the overall development of our game. Delegate and assign technical tasks, and break down work for junior engineers. Knowledge, Skills & Experience Minimum five years of professional experience with C++ and C#. Professional experience using Unity is essential, with knowledge of Unity UI Toolkit desired. Knowledge of Flexbox and CSS desired. Experience of cross platform game development is important. Solid understanding of UI/UX design principles with a passion for user experience. Experience working collaboratively with UI/UX designers to develop a range of systems. Ability to write clean, maintainable, portable code that is performant. Self motivated with a drive to improve yourself and others continuously. Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team as well as independently. Knowledge of Football Manager is essential. Interest in football is beneficial. Experience of mentoring is beneficial. Benefits Private Healthcare and Dental Plans. Gym Membership options. Travel Insurance for yourself and your family. Subsidised mental health, therapy and coaching sessions. On site physical and massage therapist services. Free access to games released under the SEGA Europe umbrella. Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 7% of annual salary). Regular events in collaboration with partnered football clubs. On site evening bar in our London HQ. Well stocked breakfast bar with cereals, fruits, teas and coffees. Multiple clubs and societies to join, e.g., book club and art workshops. Personalised club shirts upon passing probation. Trophies and gift cards for length of service milestones. Birthday cupcakes delivered on your birthday. Equal Opportunity Sports Interactive is a proud equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are a Disability Confident and Committed employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please let us know.
25/07/2026
Full time
Studio OverviewWe are Sports Interactive. The studio behind Football Manager. Founded in 1994, Sports Interactive became a wholly owned subsidiary of SEGA Europe in 2006. Based at the Here East technology hub in Stratford, East London, the SI team continues to expand as we bring our titles to an ever-growing audience across an increasing variety of platforms. To support our growth, we welcome the opportunity to connect with passionate people with the drive to match our ambitions and initiative to realise your individual potential. Job Title Senior Software Engineer (UI) - Speculative Application Team & Reporting UI/UX Team. Reporting into Lead Software Engineer. Working Model & Location Hybrid - 2 3 days in studio. Location: Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, E15 2GW. Position Overview The UI/UX team is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join the Football Manager team. As part of the UI team you will help shape all aspects of the game's User Interface across our products. This role involves collaborating closely with production, design, QA, gameplay engineers, core tech engineers and stakeholders to ensure we have quality deliverables that flow through the entire end to end experience of Football Manager. You will work closely with UI engineering leads and production to drive delivery of our feature roadmap, alongside owning aspects of our UI tooling and systems within Unity to improve and automate existing processes. Senior software engineers are expected to take responsibility for their work, manage their professional development, and mentor junior engineers. Key Responsibilities Design and implement complex systems. Own areas of the codebase with the ability to develop new features from scratch and support current features across all supported platforms. Work closely with leads and production to drive new features and set long term roadmap. Work across multiple platforms and projects to ensure we deliver the best performance and experience to our customer base. Work with lead engineers and managers to drive initiatives that improve software engineering at SI. Develop, extend, improve, and maintain our code base, workflows, documentation and tools. Collaborate with user experience, design, QA and production to contribute to the overall development of our game. Delegate and assign technical tasks, and break down work for junior engineers. Knowledge, Skills & Experience Minimum five years of professional experience with C++ and C#. Professional experience using Unity is essential, with knowledge of Unity UI Toolkit desired. Knowledge of Flexbox and CSS desired. Experience of cross platform game development is important. Solid understanding of UI/UX design principles with a passion for user experience. Experience working collaboratively with UI/UX designers to develop a range of systems. Ability to write clean, maintainable, portable code that is performant. Self motivated with a drive to improve yourself and others continuously. Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team as well as independently. Knowledge of Football Manager is essential. Interest in football is beneficial. Experience of mentoring is beneficial. Benefits Private Healthcare and Dental Plans. Gym Membership options. Travel Insurance for yourself and your family. Subsidised mental health, therapy and coaching sessions. On site physical and massage therapist services. Free access to games released under the SEGA Europe umbrella. Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 7% of annual salary). Regular events in collaboration with partnered football clubs. On site evening bar in our London HQ. Well stocked breakfast bar with cereals, fruits, teas and coffees. Multiple clubs and societies to join, e.g., book club and art workshops. Personalised club shirts upon passing probation. Trophies and gift cards for length of service milestones. Birthday cupcakes delivered on your birthday. Equal Opportunity Sports Interactive is a proud equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are a Disability Confident and Committed employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please let us know.
Job Title Game Designer (Console) Team Game Designer (FMC) Reporting Into Advanced Game Designer Working Model Hybrid - 2-3 days in studio Location Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, E15 2GW Position Overview Sports Interactive is seeking a talented Game Designer to work on the Football Manager franchise, focusing on FM Console and FM Touch products. The role involves creating and guiding feature designs, defining systems and interfaces, and ensuring a high quality, authentic football simulation experience. Key Responsibilities Own the design of gameplay features and systems to deliver the highest quality Football Manager experience. Collaborate closely with UI/UX and Narrative designers on feature proposals and definitions. Document features and systems through detailed technical specifications to guide implementation by engineering teams. Present design proposals to key design stakeholders and incorporate feedback. Act as a conduit for cross team communication, ensuring navigation and functionality across platforms. Communicate progress, risks and opportunities to the Production and Design Teams. Propose key ideas and game improvements to help build a high quality feature roadmap, leveraging player feedback. Champion game quality through prototyping, playtesting and reviews with cross disciplinary teams. Implement content, tune data and help balance systems directly in Unity when appropriate. Support QA by writing detailed test plans for features. Knowledge, Skills, and Experience - Essential Systems driven game designer with a focus on depth, replayability and simulation heavy topics. Autonomous and proactive, taking ownership of features while championing high standards. Experience designing for multiple platforms, understanding console and mobile UX guidelines and technical constraints. Strong written and verbal communication skills for collaboration with UX/UI designers, software engineers, QA, artists, animators and producers. Familiarity with UX design principles and best practices. Passionate about both football and video game development. Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to design. Good knowledge of Football Manager. Experience with modern game development tools and engines such as Unity. Proficient with Excel and/or other systems driven tools. Desirable Proficient in using Figma and Miro to document, communicate and iterate on gameplay features and user experiences. Experience contributing to finished high quality projects in the simulation or management genre. Computer science, game design or other relevant educational background would be beneficial. Benefits of Working at Sports Interactive Private Healthcare and Dental Plans. Gym membership options and on site fitness facilities. Travel Insurance for you and your family. Subsidised mental health, therapy and coaching sessions. On site physical and massage therapist services. Free access to games released under the SEGA Europe umbrella. Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 7% of annual salary). Regular events with partnered football clubs. On site evening bar and breakfast bar. Club and societies to join, including book club and art workshops. Personalised club shirt upon passing probation. Trophies and gift cards for milestones; cupcakes on birthday. Equal Opportunity Statement Sports Interactive is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief. SI is proudly a Disability Confident Committed employer and is dedicated to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
24/07/2026
Full time
Job Title Game Designer (Console) Team Game Designer (FMC) Reporting Into Advanced Game Designer Working Model Hybrid - 2-3 days in studio Location Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, E15 2GW Position Overview Sports Interactive is seeking a talented Game Designer to work on the Football Manager franchise, focusing on FM Console and FM Touch products. The role involves creating and guiding feature designs, defining systems and interfaces, and ensuring a high quality, authentic football simulation experience. Key Responsibilities Own the design of gameplay features and systems to deliver the highest quality Football Manager experience. Collaborate closely with UI/UX and Narrative designers on feature proposals and definitions. Document features and systems through detailed technical specifications to guide implementation by engineering teams. Present design proposals to key design stakeholders and incorporate feedback. Act as a conduit for cross team communication, ensuring navigation and functionality across platforms. Communicate progress, risks and opportunities to the Production and Design Teams. Propose key ideas and game improvements to help build a high quality feature roadmap, leveraging player feedback. Champion game quality through prototyping, playtesting and reviews with cross disciplinary teams. Implement content, tune data and help balance systems directly in Unity when appropriate. Support QA by writing detailed test plans for features. Knowledge, Skills, and Experience - Essential Systems driven game designer with a focus on depth, replayability and simulation heavy topics. Autonomous and proactive, taking ownership of features while championing high standards. Experience designing for multiple platforms, understanding console and mobile UX guidelines and technical constraints. Strong written and verbal communication skills for collaboration with UX/UI designers, software engineers, QA, artists, animators and producers. Familiarity with UX design principles and best practices. Passionate about both football and video game development. Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to design. Good knowledge of Football Manager. Experience with modern game development tools and engines such as Unity. Proficient with Excel and/or other systems driven tools. Desirable Proficient in using Figma and Miro to document, communicate and iterate on gameplay features and user experiences. Experience contributing to finished high quality projects in the simulation or management genre. Computer science, game design or other relevant educational background would be beneficial. Benefits of Working at Sports Interactive Private Healthcare and Dental Plans. Gym membership options and on site fitness facilities. Travel Insurance for you and your family. Subsidised mental health, therapy and coaching sessions. On site physical and massage therapist services. Free access to games released under the SEGA Europe umbrella. Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 7% of annual salary). Regular events with partnered football clubs. On site evening bar and breakfast bar. Club and societies to join, including book club and art workshops. Personalised club shirt upon passing probation. Trophies and gift cards for milestones; cupcakes on birthday. Equal Opportunity Statement Sports Interactive is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief. SI is proudly a Disability Confident Committed employer and is dedicated to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
Job Title: Advanced Graphics Engineer Team: Graphics Reporting into: Lead Software Engineer (Graphics) Working Model: Hybrid - 2-3 days in Studio per week Remote by exception Location: Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, E15 2GW Position Overview Continually improving the visual quality and performance of Football Manager is one of our main goals, and we are looking for an experienced, passionate graphics software engineer to join our team. In this role you will collaborate with peers in the Graphics Team as well as work closely with the Art Department to implement features across all the platforms and devices we support. We are using Unity as our game engine, so experience in this technology is critical for the role. Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and maintain cutting edge rendering systems in Unity related to environments, characters as well as lighting and the post processing stack. Develop and optimise shaders and rendering code in Unity for multiple platforms. Profile and optimise rendering performance and memory usage across target platforms. Build and maintain tools to improve artist workflows. Implement automated tests and asset validation tools. Debug rendering issues and ensure visual fidelity within performance constraints. Collaborate with artists and engineers to create scalable, high quality rendering solutions. Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience 10+ years professional C# (and/or C++) graphics engineering experience, with multiple shipped titles on at least two of PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iOS. Solid understanding of GPU architectures, rendering techniques, and graphics performance optimisation. Deep understanding of 3D math, including linear algebra and transformations. Strong knowledge of Unity's SRP architecture, including implementation of bespoke Render Features. Deep experience writing optimised HLSL shaders for multiple platforms. Experience with analysis tools like Unity's Profile Analyzer and Memory Profiler as well as RenderDoc, PIX, or NSight. Strong software engineering skills, including clean code architecture and performance focused development. Experience with asset pipelines, understanding how assets move from DCC tools to Unity. Demonstrated ability to drive technical decisions, produce design RFCs, and persuade stakeholders through clear written and verbal communication. Excellent mentorship and technical leadership skills; comfortable guiding other senior engineers. Desirable Experience with GI solutions for procedurally generated scenes. Knowledge of HDRP and ability to work across multiple rendering pipelines. Experience with testing methodologies in C# and Unity. Experience developing C++ native plugins for Unity. Experience of developing for iOS, Android, Switch. Familiarity with low level graphics APIs such as DirectX 11/12, Metal, or Vulkan. Benefits Private healthcare and dental plans. Gym membership options. Travel insurance. Subsidised mental health, therapy and coaching sessions. On site physical and massage therapist services. Free access to games released under the SEGA Europe umbrella. Contributory pension scheme (up to 7% of annual salary). Regular events in collaboration with partnered football clubs. On site evening bar and breakfast bar facilities. Access to clubs and societies. Personalised club shirt upon passing probation. Trophies and gift cards for length of service milestones. Birthday cupcakes delivered. Equal Opportunity Statement Sports Interactive is a proud equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from any relevant candidate irrespective of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief. We are also a Disability Confident and Committed employer and are dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. Our studio has disabled access and facilities but please advise us if you require any additional adjustments to be made to support you during the recruitment process.
18/07/2026
Full time
Job Title: Advanced Graphics Engineer Team: Graphics Reporting into: Lead Software Engineer (Graphics) Working Model: Hybrid - 2-3 days in Studio per week Remote by exception Location: Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, E15 2GW Position Overview Continually improving the visual quality and performance of Football Manager is one of our main goals, and we are looking for an experienced, passionate graphics software engineer to join our team. In this role you will collaborate with peers in the Graphics Team as well as work closely with the Art Department to implement features across all the platforms and devices we support. We are using Unity as our game engine, so experience in this technology is critical for the role. Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and maintain cutting edge rendering systems in Unity related to environments, characters as well as lighting and the post processing stack. Develop and optimise shaders and rendering code in Unity for multiple platforms. Profile and optimise rendering performance and memory usage across target platforms. Build and maintain tools to improve artist workflows. Implement automated tests and asset validation tools. Debug rendering issues and ensure visual fidelity within performance constraints. Collaborate with artists and engineers to create scalable, high quality rendering solutions. Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience 10+ years professional C# (and/or C++) graphics engineering experience, with multiple shipped titles on at least two of PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iOS. Solid understanding of GPU architectures, rendering techniques, and graphics performance optimisation. Deep understanding of 3D math, including linear algebra and transformations. Strong knowledge of Unity's SRP architecture, including implementation of bespoke Render Features. Deep experience writing optimised HLSL shaders for multiple platforms. Experience with analysis tools like Unity's Profile Analyzer and Memory Profiler as well as RenderDoc, PIX, or NSight. Strong software engineering skills, including clean code architecture and performance focused development. Experience with asset pipelines, understanding how assets move from DCC tools to Unity. Demonstrated ability to drive technical decisions, produce design RFCs, and persuade stakeholders through clear written and verbal communication. Excellent mentorship and technical leadership skills; comfortable guiding other senior engineers. Desirable Experience with GI solutions for procedurally generated scenes. Knowledge of HDRP and ability to work across multiple rendering pipelines. Experience with testing methodologies in C# and Unity. Experience developing C++ native plugins for Unity. Experience of developing for iOS, Android, Switch. Familiarity with low level graphics APIs such as DirectX 11/12, Metal, or Vulkan. Benefits Private healthcare and dental plans. Gym membership options. Travel insurance. Subsidised mental health, therapy and coaching sessions. On site physical and massage therapist services. Free access to games released under the SEGA Europe umbrella. Contributory pension scheme (up to 7% of annual salary). Regular events in collaboration with partnered football clubs. On site evening bar and breakfast bar facilities. Access to clubs and societies. Personalised club shirt upon passing probation. Trophies and gift cards for length of service milestones. Birthday cupcakes delivered. Equal Opportunity Statement Sports Interactive is a proud equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from any relevant candidate irrespective of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief. We are also a Disability Confident and Committed employer and are dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. Our studio has disabled access and facilities but please advise us if you require any additional adjustments to be made to support you during the recruitment process.
Sports Interactive Ltd is hiring an Advanced Graphics Engineer to improve the visual quality of Football Manager. You will design and implement rendering systems using Unity, working closely with the Graphics Team and the Art Department. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of professional graphics engineering experience, including optimisation and shader development for multiple platforms. The position offers a hybrid working model and excellent benefits, including private healthcare and gym memberships.
18/07/2026
Full time
Sports Interactive Ltd is hiring an Advanced Graphics Engineer to improve the visual quality of Football Manager. You will design and implement rendering systems using Unity, working closely with the Graphics Team and the Art Department. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of professional graphics engineering experience, including optimisation and shader development for multiple platforms. The position offers a hybrid working model and excellent benefits, including private healthcare and gym memberships.