Established in 2007, Sumo Video Games is one of India’s leading video game developers. We work hand in hand with Sumo Digital’s UK studios to build ground-breaking games and content for some of the world’s biggest publishers including Microsoft, Sony, Apple and Sega.
It’s an exciting time to be part of Sumo, winners of the Develop: Star Awards 2019 Best Studio; big things are on the horizon and we want you to be part of our continued journey. Join us!
We are looking for experienced programmers to join the Sumo Video Games team to contribute to the development of existing projects. Talented programmers will always find a home here at Sumo, no matter what your specialism is. We have opportunities to play a key part in our development in our programming team in Pune. Working alongside, including co-developing, our UK studios and development teams to build multi-genre AAA games across a variety of platforms.
In your new role you need to:
- Be a key member of the Programming team, working closely with the Programming lead
- Assist with planning and estimating completion times
- Write high quality code
- Work with designers to implement gameplay and user interface elements to their specifications
- Liaise with Quality Assurance to fix bugs
- Ensure stability of the development environment for the entire development team
- Adhere to and enforcing Programming practices and Studio tech standards
- Always think about how we can be better
To be successful you need to have:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or the equivalent in experience
- At least 5 years Industry experience
- Strong Engineering skills, proficiency in C#/C++
- Experience in working with both client and backend server technologies would be beneficial
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent debugging and optimisation skills
You also need to:
- Think critically, and apply analytical skills in resolving complex issues
- Care about the games we are making and how they can be the best quality possible
- Find and fix complex bugs in any area of the project
- Create and own complex systems from start to finish
- Author technical designs and best practices
- Plan work and meet deadlines designated for team projects
- Mentor less experienced Programmers
What we offer:
Our Studio is unique in India, giving our staff the opportunity to work directly on all leading gaming platforms, at every stage of game development.
Being part of Sumo's Pune studio is a rewarding experience, one that requires dedication, a strong sense of ownership over your work and an overwhelming enthusiasm for the games you work on.
In return we offer competitive salary, flexi-time & benefits, and excellent working environment and most importantly we will give you the room to be yourself and live your passion.
Additionally, we provide relocation reimbursement from other cities, a performance-linked bonus in addition to the fixed salary, opportunities to attend industry conferences and a complete and all-encompassing medical insurance package for our employees and their children.
Come join the team.
