Sumo Digital Ltd.
Engineering Co-Development Manager
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The Engineering Co-Development Manager
The Engineering Co-Development Manager will act as the primary operational owner of the engineering co-development pipeline, ensuring that incoming technical asks are understood, shaped, tracked, progressed and smoothly executed enabling rapid, high-quality resourcing outcomes while protecting senior decision-making capacity.
- Act as first point of contact for incoming Technical (Engineering & QA) resourcing asks from internal studios and technical leaders.
- Understand, shape and clarify asks (scope, urgency, constraints, success criteria).
- Maintain a live pipeline of immediate and speculative opportunities, ensuring nothing stalls or disappears.
- Use Distributed Development BI and availability data to identify suitable candidate pools.
- Conduct first-pass candidate pre-qualification (skills, availability, interest, risks).
- Orchestrate engagement mechanics: reporting-line checks, introductions, meeting scheduling, source and/or collate candidate summaries and bios.
- Support onboarding and early-stage engagement monitoring; identify friction early.
- Escalate mismatches, risks or ambiguity to External Engineering Director with clear context and options.
- Maintain accurate records, status visibility and lightweight reporting.
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Key Requirements:
- Background as a C++ engineer within the AAA gaming industry.
- Strong understanding of game development roles, responsibilities and team dynamics.
- Exceptional organisation, follow-through and prioritisation under pressure.
- Very high verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent listening and comprehension skills; ability to reflect back understanding.
- Preternatural empathy; strong human judgement.
- Cool, calm, collected under sustained load.
It would also be advantageous if you had experience supporting the development of technical partnership relationships in Asia with verbal and written proficiency in Standard Chinese.
Benefits
Sumo understands the importance of having control over your benefits. That's why we offer a flexible, personalised benefits package designed to meet your unique needs, no matter where you are in your career.
My Money
- Flexible benefits allowance
- Salary sacrifice pension
- Benefits hub
- Payroll giving
- An employee referral scheme (up to £1,000)
- Financial/home buying consultations
- Workplace ISA and other schemes for tech loans, car loans and bicycles
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My Lifestyle
- Flexible working
- 21 free choice days holiday
- Bank holidays
- Birthday day off
- Christmas shutdown (Christmas Eve to New Year)
- Options to buy or sell up to a week of annual leave*
My Health and Wellbeing
- Dental insurance*
- Income protection
- Life assurance
- BUPA private healthcare*
- Leading EAP programs (remote GP, mental health, physio, nutrition, lifestyle coaching and medical second opinions)
- Critical illness cover*
- Health cash plan*
- Funded flu vaccines/eye tests
My Development
- Structured Personal Development
- Regular appraisals
- 5 learning days per annum
Extra Perks
- A variety of in-studio perks
- Regular care packages
- Studio days out (family welcome)
- Studio-led social activities (game jams, yoga, quizzes, life drawing and more)
- Sabbaticals (at 10 years service)
- Annual gaming subscription
*Opt-in benefits (part of our flexible benefits options).
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