Lead Software Engineer, Sports Interactive
Graphics
Sports management simulation games
Job no longer available
Sports management simulation games
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
201-500 employees
Company mission
Sports Interactive's mission is to continue to grow as the world's leading developer of sports management simulation games.
Role
Who you are
- Professional experience as graphics software engineer, leading a team, having shipped at least one game title
- Excellent 3D maths skills and technical software engineering background
- Experience developing and supporting graphics using Unity and the Universal Render Pipeline for multiple platforms
- Experience and understanding of shader development using Unity supporting multiple platforms
- Experience with low-level graphics APIs such as DirectX 11 & 12, Metal and Vulkan
- Knowledge of GPU architectures and graphics techniques
- Experience and full understanding of the digital content creation asset pipeline from artist tools through Unity and into a build, and ability to identify improvements
- Experience using C++ native plugins to communicate with Unity’s C# runtime
- Flexible and dynamic to react to changing requirements
- Excellent communication skills in both spoken and written form
- Passion for graphics and graphics programming in games
What the job involves
- Continually improving the visual quality and performance of Football Manager is one of our main goals, and we are looking for an experienced and motivated graphics programmer and software engineer to take the lead graphics role at Sports Interactive
- In this role you will collaborate with multiple teams across the studio as a key member of our team, leading the graphics team and steering the direction of the visuals for our products 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
- Lead the graphics team, and steer direction to deliver and further enhance the visual quality of Football Manager
- Manage and organise the graphics team; discuss, assign and monitor work, along with performing technical reviews
- Support and mentor the graphics team, identifying strengths and weaknesses and suggest training and career development opportunities
- Author performant graphics and shader code in Unity on multiple platforms across a wide range of devices
- Deliver high quality visuals within the capabilities of a wide range of devices
- Identify and build tools to help improve workflows for artists
- Collaborate with multiple teams in the studio, including working closely with the art team
- Architect the code base to continually improve quality and performance
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Sports and video games have long had an association with each other, with the FIFA franchise and NBA Jam just two of the many very popular series playable on home consoles from the early 90s onwards. But for many hardcore fans, the managerial aspect of the sport is more appealing. Football Manager, Sports Interactive's flagship title, leverages real-life sports data to simulate the managerial experience and allow gamers to lead their favourite clubs.
This immensely popular franchise, distributed by SEGA among others, has rapidly gained in popularity and even outcompeted FIFA Manager, the franchise's managerial offering. With annual improvements to its simulation's accuracy and graphics, Football Manager is now considered to be head and shoulders above any competition.
Sports Interactive is focusing on further developing its properties, including its newer and similarly well-received NHL Eastside Hockey Manager, forming partnerships with clubs and sponsors to allow real-life players and branding to appear in-game. At the top of its game, Sports Interactive will continue innovating upon the genre, with 2026 FIFA World Cup tie-ins keeping it at the top of its game.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Healthcare - Private health care (including Dental) provided for every permanent team member
- Flexible Working - As long as you do your bit, we're happy
- Holidays - 25 days of paid holiday every year, so take that trip of a lifetime
- Social Events - Our Social Club organise regular events including an annual family day, office football tournaments and after work activities that every team member can get involved in
- Gym Membership - Want to keep yourself fit while working here? We help provide gym membership for a number of local gyms
Company HQ
Hackney Wick, London, UK
Leadership
Miles Jacobson
(Studio Director)Governor of East London Arts and Music since 2019. Industry Ambassador and Member of the Entertainment Fundraising Committee for War Child UK since 2006.
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