We are Sumo Group, one of the UK’s largest providers of end-to-end creative development and co-development services to the video games and entertainment industries. Sumo Group floated on the AIM in December 2017 and was acquired by Tencent in January 2022 is made up of five operating businesses – Sumo Digital, Atomhawk, Pipeworks, Auroch Digital and Secret Mode – employing over 1400 talented people across 15 incredible studios in the UK, Poland, Canada, India and the United States.
Sumo Digital, established in 2003, is one of the UK’s largest independent developers of AAA video games, offering turnkey and co-development solutions to some of the world’s leading publishers, including Sony, Microsoft, SEGA and 2K. It is also home to the Sumo Digital Academy initiative, a talent development programme bringing skilled graduates into the games industry. Sumo Digital is made up of 11 game development studios across the UK, India and Poland. 
Pipeworks is an innovative, well-established, and respected US video games developer based in Eugene, Oregon with a recently opened second studio in Vancouver. It provides full development, co-development, and live operations to premier video game publishers and other partners.  

Secret Mode is a video games publisher, focused on delivering fresh and new gaming experiences to players and building expansive and fulfilling communities around those games. It publishes titles developed within Sumo Group and also by independent developers.   

Atomhawk is a multi-award-winning visual design company, with studios in Newcastle and in Vancouver (Canada), servicing the games, film, and visual effects industries. 

Auroch Digital is a Bristol-based videogame developer and publisher with a focus on original IP creation.  

All five companies have deep relationships with some of the world’s largest video game publishers, developers, platform manufacturers, and entertainment brands, including Microsoft, Sony, SEGA, Apple, Warner Bros., and Marvel.

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Product Design (UI/UX)

• Work with all the different disciplines to uphold and help execute the game vision
• Provide input for the creation of technical workflows and pipelines
• Help define and enforce best practices and guidelines within the technical design team
• Design, Implement and take ownership of different systems for the franchise

• Deliver quality work within schedule and adhering to any technical limitations

Senior/Regular Technical Designer

• Design and model complex game systems based on high-level concepts

• Own the feature end to end, from inception to game release

• Form goals and success metrics for each feature you own and implement

• Create high level presentation materials for pitching concepts to product stakeholders

• Produce low level specifications for feature costing and production schematics

• Solve problems using game design knowledge and experience

• Design and model complex game systems based on high-level concepts

• Mentor junior design team members and communicate the feature across the wider team

• Empathise with different disciplines to form aligned and sympathetic concept

Senior Game Designer

Software Engineer

• Work on porting games to major consoles (Xbox Series S|X, Sony PS5, Nintendo Switch), whilst developing new tools, working on optimisation, game certification, and more.
• Write and be accountable for high quality source code.
• Work with designers to implement gameplay and user interface elements to the designers' specifications.
• Liaise with Quality Assurance to fix bugs.
• Ensure the game is compliant with manufacturer's guidelines for all the relevant platforms.
• Work on a game in a crunch-free environment with very experienced colleagues in an open and respectful culture.
• Competitive salary.
• Flexible forms of employment.
• Fully transparent Annual Bonus Plan for everyone.
• Office working/partly remote/fully remote.
• Flexible working hours.
• Clear Career Paths.
• 5 paid Learning Days a year for self-development.
• Access to 4,000 Udemy Courses and GDC Vault.
• English group classes and/or 121 meetings with the teacher.
• Team-driven initiatives (PAG Plays, team-building events, charity engagement).
• Development initiatives (Life Drawing, Game Jams).
• Mental health support activities (Yoga Classes, Well-being webinars).
• The best working tools of your choosing.
• A powerful workstation or a top gaming laptop.
• Relocation package.
• Home -office perks (ergonomic gaming chairs

Remote Job Openings at Sumo Group

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Senior/Regular Technical Designer

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Senior Game Designer

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Porting Programmer

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