# Engineering Co-Development Manager

## Details

- **Company:** [Sumo Digital](https://hitmarker.net/companies/sumo-digital.md)
- **Location:** UK
- **Contract type:** Full Time
- **Level:** Senior \(5+ years\)
- **Tags:** Recruitment, Talent, Operations
- **Posted:** 2026-07-06
- **Apply:** [View and apply on Hitmarker](https://hitmarker.net/jobs/sumo-digital-engineering-co-development-manager-1924054)

## Description

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.

- Background as an 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**. 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. 

**My Lifestyle:** Flexible working, 21 free choice days holiday, bank holidays, birthday day off, Christmas shutdown (Christmas Eve to New Year) and 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\* and funded flu vaccines/eye tests.

**My Development:** Structured Personal Development, regular appraisals and 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) and annual gaming subscription.

\*Opt-in benefits (part of our flexible benefits options).