Programmer

At Sumo India, programmers don’t just write code—they help bring ambitious game experiences to life. 

Working from our Pune studio, you’ll collaborate with talented teams across India and the UK to develop games for console, PC and mobile, across a variety of genres. As part of the Sumo Digital family, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to projects for some of the biggest names in the industry, including Microsoft, Sony, Apple, Nintendo and Sega. 

Since 2007, Sumo India has been building a reputation for high-quality game development. We’re now looking for experienced Programmers who want to take on challenging problems, build robust systems and contribute to games that reach audiences around the world. 
If you’re ready to take your programming skills into an exciting global game development environment, we’d love to hear from you. 

Responsibilities

• Write and be accountable for high-quality source code. 
• Work with designers to implement game features to established specifications. 
• Liaise with Quality Assurance to fix bugs. 
• Ensure the game is compliant with each platform owner’s technical requirements. 

Requirements

Must have skills

• Proficiency in C++, with proven commercial experience. 
• Practical experience with 3D programming and mathematics. 
• Working experience in game development. 
• Excellent communication skills. 
• Worked on at least one released game and experience with multiple current generation game engines (UE5, Unity, CryEngine, Source etc.). 
• Experience working with source control systems. 

It would be great if you also have:  

• 3-5 years’ experience in the games industry. 
• Contributed to shipped titles on console games. 
• C#, JavaScript or Python programming experience. 
• Graphics systems (3D graphics, animation, camera control, lighting, materials and shaders) knowhow. 
• Experience working as per guidelines for the relevant game platforms. 
• Knowledge of the requirements placed on gameplay code by a multiplayer networked game. 

What's in it for you?

Financial: Annual bonus, an employee referral scheme, 1st time home buyer bonus, Wedding bonus. 
 
Work-life balance: Hybrid work model, Flexible working, 22 contractual days holiday, 8 festive holidays, 4 statutory holidays, birthday day-off, 4 weeks of paternity leave, Maternity leave as per law, and options to buy or sell up to a week of annual leave*.

Health and Wellbeing: Health insurance, life insurance, Mental health service, critical illness cover*, and funded flu vaccines/eye tests.

Personal Development: Structured pathways, regular appraisals, annual salary reviews, 5 learning days per annum, access to on demand Sumo Developers Conference learning SDCXtra.

Extra Perks: A variety of in-studio perks, regular care packages, studio days out (family welcome), sabbaticals (at 5 years of service), and an annual gaming subscription.