Senior Software Engineer

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer (Match AI) Lead Engineer (Match AI) Working Model: Hybrid | Remote by exception Studio Overview We are Sports Interactive #127918; The gaming 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. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our London based studio to enhance our match engine and help take our football match simulation to the next level. The match engine team are responsible for the technological advancements of our state-of-the-art in-house engine which simulates and visualises football matches. You will join a passionate and flourishing team who care deeply about the realism and visual quality of the match simulation in our games. As part of this team, you will be working on our match simulation engine and the supporting systems, which are used across multiple projects and products for producing realistic simulations of football matches. Your focus will be on improving the realism and performance of our match engine by, but not limited to, developing the AI decision making processes and you will be involved with researching and implementing the required technologies to achieve this goal. Our match simulation engine is shared across multiple products and is a critical part of the games we make, and you will consider challenges involving the match experience across several platforms, including on mobile devices. Collaborate closely with our match AI, animation, art, graphics, UI and tools teams across the studio to continuously improve the look and feel of our match simulation. Work across multiple platforms and projects to ensure we deliver the best performance and experience to our customer base. Ensure systems are well-documented, tested, and meet quality expectations. Help leads and more senior engineers and managers improve software engineering practices. Contribute to technical areas such as Optimisation, Multithreading, Influence Maps, Behaviour Trees, Statistics, Path Finding, Collision Detection, Physics, Machine Learning. Football Manager fan a bonus. Strong academic background with a 2:1 degree or higher (or equivalent) in a relevant technical field, such as computer science, software engineering, mathematics or physics. Considerable professional C++ programming experience in the field of video game AI, having shipped at least two video game titles. Minimum five years of professional experience using C++ as the main language. Experience and understanding of C#, ideally Unity game engine Experience designing and developing sophisticated video game AI systems (behaviour trees, path finding, machine learning) within the games industry. A good understanding of performance and optimisation. Good communication skills for effective collaboration with software engineers, designers, QA, and production staff. A flexible working policy to best suit you and your team. #Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 7% of annual salary). #Free onsite evening bar in the Sports Interactive London HQ. #A well-stocked breakfast bar with cereals, fruits, teas, and coffees. #Regular events in collaboration with our partnered football clubs. #Multiple clubs and societies to join e.g., book club and art workshops. #Free access to games released under the SEGA Europe umbrella. #A range of Gym Membership options through our Benefits partners. #Fully Subsidised Healthcare and Dental Plans. #Free Travel Insurance for yourself and your family. ✈️ A personalized football shirt upon passing probation. #We approach everything with passion , whether that is making our mark on the gaming and football industries or doing our bit for the world around us. For us, talent wins games, but teamwork wins titles. And whether that’s technical tweaks or fine-tuning our creative process, everything is geared at producing the best game possible for our players. 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. 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 where work can be more than just a job . 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. 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. Be flexible: The football and entertainment worlds never stand still, so we keep progressing and switching things up to stay ahead. Everything we do is about producing the best game possible, in other words, never settle. Make the studio’s purpose personal and let your drive lead the way. Have fun doing your thing - Don’t be fooled, what we do is not a game. From built-in work/life balance to initiatives covering the most important topics of today, we have what matters in focus.