Senior Unity Software Engineer

div style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"span style="font-family: Archia;"J/spanspan style="font-family: Archia;"ob Title: Senior Unity Software Engineer br //spanspan style="font-family: Archia;"Team:Systemsbr //spanspan style="font-family: Archia;"Reporting into: Lead Producerbr /br //spanspan style="font-family: Archia;"/spanbspan style="font-family: Archia;"Hybrid working status:/span/bspan style="font-family: Archia;" Fully remote available/Hybrid /span/divdivstrongspan style="font-family: Archia;"Studio Overview/span/strong/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;background: white;"We are Sports Interactive /spanspan style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji' , sans-serif;background: white;" /spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" br /br //span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;background: white;"The gaming studio behind: /spanspan style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji' , sans-serif;background: white;"⚽/spanspan style="font-family: Archia;background: white;" Football Manager./spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" br /br //span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;background: white;"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./spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" br /br //span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;background: white;"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./spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" br /br //span/divdivbspan style="font-family: Archia;"Position Overview/span/b/divdiv style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: normal;"div style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: Archia;background: white;"We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our development team. /spanspan style="font-family: Archia;"You bring extensive expertise in C# and Unity, with a strong ability to architect and implement efficient, maintainable systems./spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdiv style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdiv style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: Archia;background: white;"This role involves architecting and implementing scalable and re-usable systems using C# and Unity across multiple areas of the game, including — but not limited to — addressables, package management, data binding, UI and general systems and editor tooling that support our games and their features and functionality./spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdiv style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdiv style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: Archia;background: white;"You will collaborate closely with other engineering teams, design, production, QA, and other stakeholders in the studio to deliver high-quality user experiences on multiple platforms including desktop, console, and mobile./spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdiv style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdiv style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: Archia;background: white;"Your contributions will directly shape the technical foundation and player-facing experience of Football Manager, helping deliver intuitive, performant, and engaging games to our global player base./spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdiv style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdiv style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: Archia;background: white;"We expect our senior software engineers to take ownership of their work and professional development goals, continuously enhancing their technical knowledge and communication skills. You will also be expected to lead by example, mentor junior engineers, and promote best practices across the team./spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/div/divdiv style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: Archia;"br /br //span/divdiv style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: normal;"bspan style="font-family: Archia;border: none windowtext 1.0pt;padding: 0.0cm;background: white;"KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/span/bbspan style="font-family: Archia;padding: 0.0cm;background: white;" /span/b/divdiv style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: normal;"bspan style="font-family: Archia;padding: 0.0cm;background: white;" /span/b/divul style="margin-top: 0.0px;"lispan style="font-family: Archia;"Design, implement, and maintain complex and scalable systems and features using C# and Unity that form the technical foundation for our games./span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Contribute to the development, profiling and optimisation of our code, including using Unity’s UI Toolkit and dynamic data binding. /span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Support the development of editor tooling and workflows that enhance productivity and streamline content integration across multiple disciplines including engineers, art design./span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Own and maintain areas of our C# codebase, ensuring performance, maintainability, and cross-platform compatibility across desktop, console, and mobile platforms. /span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Collaborate with cross-functional teams – including design, engineering, QA, and production – to deliver high-quality user experiences and features./span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Participate in planning and roadmap discussions, contributing technical insight and helping shape feature delivery and long-term architecture. /span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Investigate and resolve complex technical challenges, including performance bottlenecks./spanspan style="padding: 0.0cm;background: white;" /span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Mentor junior engineers, promote best practices, and foster a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence./spanspan style="padding: 0.0cm;background: white;" /span/li/uldivspan style="font-family: Archia;" /spanbspan style="font-family: Archia;border: none windowtext 1.0pt;padding: 0.0cm;background: white;"KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS EXPERIENCE/span/bbspan style="font-family: Archia;padding: 0.0cm;background: white;" /span/b/divdiv style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divul style="margin-top: 0.0px;"lispan style="font-family: Archia;"Extensive professional experience in video game development using C#./spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Deep proficiency in C# is essential, including a strong understanding of memory management, garbage collection, async programming, and performance./span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"A strong experience and understanding of Unity./span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Experience with Unity’s UI Toolkit is beneficial but not essential./span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Experience developing Unity editor tooling and systems that support multi-disciplinary teams./span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Solid understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, and profiling and performance optimisation./span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Proven ability to write clean, maintainable, portable, performant and well-documented code./span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Familiarity with C++ is beneficial, particularly in contexts where Unity interfaces with native modules, but not essential./span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Experience with cross-platform development across desktop, console, and mobile environments./span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to technical challenges./span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines./span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Self-motivated with a commitment to continuous improvement and team support./span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Experience mentoring junior engineers and contributing to team-wide technical growth./span/lilispan style="font-family: Archia;"Knowledge of Football Manager is beneficial; interest in football is a plus./span/li/uldiv style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;line-height: normal;background: white;vertical-align: baseline;"span style="font-family: Archia;" /spanbspan style="font-family: Archia;"Benefits of Working at Sports Interactive:/span/b/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"A flexible working policy to best suit you and your team. /spanspan style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji' , sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"Subsidised mental health, therapy and coaching sessions are available. /spanspan style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji' , sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 7% of annual salary). /spanspan style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji' , sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"Free onsite evening bar in the Sports Interactive London HQ. /spanspan style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji' , sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"A well-stocked breakfast bar with cereals, fruits, teas, and coffees. /spanspan style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji' , sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"Regular events in collaboration with our partnered football clubs. /spanspan style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji' , sans-serif;" ️/spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"Access to our on-site physical and massage therapist services. /spanspan style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji' , sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"Multiple clubs and societies to join e.g., book club and art workshops. /spanspan style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji' , sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"Free access to games released under the SEGA Europe umbrella. /spanspan style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji' , sans-serif;" ️/spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"A range of Gym Membership options through our Benefits partners. /spanspan style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji' , sans-serif;" ️/spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"Fully Subsidised Healthcare and Dental Plans. /spanspan style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji' , sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"Free Travel Insurance for yourself and your family. /spanspan style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji' , sans-serif;"✈️/spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"A personalized football shirt upon passing probation. /spanspan style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji' , sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"What is it like to work here?/span/divdiv style="line-height: 107.0%;"span style="font-family: Archia;"We approach everything with bpassion/b, whether that is making our mark on the gaming and football industries or doing our bit for the world around us. We want to share that outlook with everyone who shows up to work here each day.br /br /br //span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"For us, talent wins games, but teamwork wins titles. Collaboration is the key to constantly topping our best. We believe beveryone matters/b, no matter which part of the business you are in, so we encourage and support our people in driving your own growth and realising your full potential. But, more than anything else, we are a team. A team with a down-to-earth dynamic, that has a lot of fun doing what we do.br /br //span/divdiv style="line-height: 107.0%;"span style="font-family: Archia;"And whether that’s technical tweaks or fine-tuning our creative process, everything is geared at producing the best game possible for our players. To do that, we need to be tenacious and move quickly, and not be afraid of switching things up. It is these principles that have enabled us to produce a game that has defined year after year, and that will continue to push us for many more to come.br /br //span/divdiv style="line-height: 107.0%;"span style="font-family: Archia;"Our flexible working culture gives you the opportunity to optimise your workload, with in-office, hybrid, and remote working options dependent on role. So, if you want a work/life balance, we are behind you. Because while we live to create extraordinary games, we know that is not all you have got going on. You can trust that we always keep things in perspective, fostering an environment bwhere work can be more than just a job/b.br /br //span/divdiv style="line-height: 107.0%;"span style="font-family: Archia;"We’re also a London Living Wage employer, boast one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry and are proud to have won the ‘Best Places to Work’ award by Gamesindustry.biz in large company category in 2023.br /br //span/divdiv style="line-height: 107.0%;"ispan style="font-family: Archia;"We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage 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. /span/ispan style="font-family: Archia;" br /br //span/divdiv style="line-height: 107.0%;"ispan style="font-family: Archia;"SI is proudly a Disability Confident Committed employer, and we are dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. Our studio has disabled access and facilities but please ensure you advise us if you require any other reasonable adjustments to be made to support you during the recruitment process./span/ispan style="font-family: Archia;" br /br //span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"Our Values:/span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"Keep collaborating:/spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" Teamwork wins titles - Here, ideas belong to everyone, whatever department you’re part of. Collaboration lets us score more as a team than we could individually.span style="color: rgb(15,71,97);" /span/span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"Be flexible:/spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" We think fast and adapt faster. The football and entertainment worlds never stand still, so we keep progressing and switching things up to stay ahead.span style="color: rgb(15,71,97);" /span/span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"Stay Tenacious/spanspan style="font-family: Archia;": We don’t overlook the details. Everything we do is about producing the best game possible, in other words, never settle.span style="color: rgb(15,71,97);" /span/span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"Show Ambition:/spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" Let your drive lead the way - Your individual outlook can give everyone the edge. Make the studio’s purpose personal and let your drive lead the way.span style="color: rgb(15,71,97);" /span/span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"Bring the Passion:/spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" Have fun doing your thing - Don’t be fooled, what we do is not a game. Making our players’ passion come to life is our passion.span style="color: rgb(15,71,97);" /span/span/divdivspan style="font-family: Archia;"Consider the Bigger Picture:/spanspan style="font-family: Archia;" Keep things in perspective - We want our impact to be a positive one. From built-in work/life balance to initiatives covering the most important topics of today, we have what matters in focus./span/div