Senior Software Engineer (UI) – Speculative Application in London

Studio Overview
We 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.

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.