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Programming and engineering roles at UK game studios

131 live programming and engineering roles at UK game studios across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Aggregated daily from each studio's own careers feed and linked back to the source. Studios with the most openings right now: PlayStation (Sony Interactive Entertainment) (14), LEGO Digital Play (9), Cast Iron Games (Pneuma Games Group) (6) and Epic Games (6). Most roles are based in London (45), Leamington Spa (10) and Guildford (9).

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About programming & engineering roles

Programmers turn a game’s design into software that runs at a steady frame rate on consoles, PCs and phones. In a studio the work splits into specialisms: gameplay programmers build player mechanics, cameras and combat; engine and graphics programmers work on rendering, memory and performance; AI programmers handle behaviour and navigation; network programmers keep multiplayer sessions in sync; and tools programmers build the editors and pipelines the rest of the team relies on. Live-service studios also hire backend and platform engineers for servers, accounts and analytics.

Most UK listings ask for strong C++, and Unreal Engine experience appears in a large share of them. Unity studios want C#, and backend roles often mention Go, Java, Python or cloud platforms. Beyond the language, studios look for a grasp of maths (vectors, matrices, basic physics), profiling and debugging skills, and comfort working inside a large existing codebase with version control such as Perforce or Git.

People break in from computer science or games programming degrees, from general software jobs, and through junior or graduate roles at larger studios. A small, finished project that shows clean code and a working mechanic usually counts for more than an ambitious unfinished one. Progression typically runs from junior to mid, senior and lead, then on to principal engineer or technical director for those who want to stay technical rather than manage.

Our programming careers guide covers specialisms, technical tests and portfolio advice in more depth, and the salaries guide explains how pay is usually banded by seniority.

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Open roles

  1. Java Developer
    Brighton, United Kingdom·Engineering
    1X2 Network
  2. Senior Animation Engineer
    Brighton, England, United Kingdom; Brno, South Moravian, Czechia; Prague, Czech Republic·Engineering
    2K
  3. Senior Gameplay and Animation Engineer
    Brighton, England, United Kingdom; Brno, South Moravian, Czechia·Engineering
    2K
  4. Programmer
    Malvern, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    Airship Interactive
  5. Senior Gameplay Engineer
    United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Astrid Entertainment
  6. Senior Gameplay Engineer - Characters
    United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Astrid Entertainment
  7. Senior Gameplay Engineer - UI
    United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Astrid Entertainment
  8. Consolidation Manager & Technical Accountant
    United Kingdom·Engineering
    Atari
  9. Senior Programmer
    Southampton, England·Engineering·Full-time
    Bitmap Bureau
  10. Lead Programmer
    Wakefield, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    Cast Iron Games (Pneuma Games Group)
  11. Lead Programmer - Unreal
    Wakefield, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    Cast Iron Games (Pneuma Games Group)
  12. Senior Engine Programmer
    Wakefield, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    Cast Iron Games (Pneuma Games Group)
  13. Senior Engine Programmer - Unreal
    Wakefield, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    Cast Iron Games (Pneuma Games Group)
  14. Senior Graphics Programmer
    Wakefield, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    Cast Iron Games (Pneuma Games Group)
  15. Senior Graphics Programmer - Unreal
    Wakefield, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    Cast Iron Games (Pneuma Games Group)
  16. Lead Roblox Developer
    London, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    Cinnamon
  17. Principal Backend Engineer - MPG - Fully remote from the UK or the EU
    United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Climax Studios (Keywords)
  18. Principal Rendering Engineer - MPG - Fully remote from the UK or the EU
    United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Climax Studios (Keywords)
  19. Senior Backend Engineer - MPG - Fully remote from the UK or the EU
    United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Climax Studios (Keywords)
  20. Senior Rendering Engineer - MPG - Fully remote from the UK or the EU
    United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Climax Studios (Keywords)
  21. Software Engineer - Backend Services - MPG - Fully remote from the UK or
    United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Climax Studios (Keywords)
  22. Lead Gameplay Programmer
    Manchester·Engineering·Full-time
    Cloud Imperium Games
  23. Senior Programmer (ML Editor Engine Tools integration)
    Manchester·Engineering·Full-time
    Cloud Imperium Games
  24. Information Technology System Administrator
    Reading, GB·Engineering·Full-time·£35k–£45k
    Code Wizards Group
  25. Senior DevOps Engineer
    Elgin, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    Code Wizards Group
  26. Software Engineer Intern - Tools
    Birmingham, United Kingdom·Engineering
    Codemasters (Electronic Arts)
  27. Senior Tools Programmer
    Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Dambuster Studios (Deep Silver)
  28. Principal Low-Level Graphics Programmer
    Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Double Eleven (Pneuma Games Group)
  29. Senior Graphics Programmer
    Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Double Eleven (Pneuma Games Group)
  30. Senior Software Engineer - C++ & GPU
    Guildford, United Kingdom·Engineering
    EA Guildford (Electronic Arts)
  31. Software Engineer - Jenkins
    Guildford, United Kingdom·Engineering
    EA Guildford (Electronic Arts)
  32. Machine Learning Engineer, Memory
    London,England,United Kingdom·Engineering
    Epic Games
  33. Machine Learning Intern
    London,England,United Kingdom·Engineering
    Epic Games
  34. Senior Language Programmer
    London,England,United Kingdom·Engineering
    Epic Games
  35. Senior Machine Learning Engineer
    London,England,United Kingdom·Engineering
    Epic Games
  36. Senior Programmer, Graphics Tools
    London,England,United Kingdom·Engineering
    Epic Games
  37. Web Engineer Intern
    London,England,United Kingdom·Engineering
    Epic Games
  38. Lead Gameplay Engineer | Fully Remote
    United States, Canada, Spain, United Kingdom, Czech Republic·Engineering
    Escape Velocity Entertainment
  39. Regular Gameplay Engineer (Mid Level) | Fully Remote
    United States, Canada, Spain, United Kingdom, Czech Republic·Engineering
    Escape Velocity Entertainment
  40. Staff Software Engineer - Backend
    Europe; London, United Kingdom·Engineering
    FACEIT
  41. Graduate C/C++ Cross Platform Game Programmer
    London·Engineering
    Feral Interactive
  42. Associate Tools Developer
    UK Remote / West Midlands·Engineering·Full-time
    Flix Interactive
  43. Gameplay Engineer
    UK Remote / West Midlands·Engineering·Full-time
    Flix Interactive
  44. Technical Director
    UK / West Midlands·Engineering·Full-time
    Flix Interactive
  45. Senior Programmer
    Cambridge / Hybrid·Engineering·Full-time
    Frontier Developments
  46. Build Engineer
    Guildford, England·Engineering·Full-time
    Hello Games
  47. Gameplay Programmer
    Guildford, England·Engineering·Full-time
    Hello Games
  48. Graduate / Junior Programmer
    Guildford, England·Engineering·Full-time
    Hello Games
  49. Graphics / Engine Programmer
    Guildford, England·Engineering·Full-time
    Hello Games
  50. XML Programmer - Vehicles Team
    London, England·Engineering·Contract
    iniBuilds
  51. Senior/Unreal Developer
    Cambridge, UK·Engineering
    Just Won't Die Games
  52. Technical Director
    Southampton, United Kingdom·Engineering
    Kinetic Games
  53. DevOps Build Engineer
    Guildford·Engineering·Full-time
    Larian Studios
  54. Gameplay programmer
    Guildford·Engineering·Full-time
    Larian Studios
  55. IT Infrastructure Support Lead
    Guildford·Engineering·Full-time
    Larian Studios
  56. Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud
    London, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    LEGO Digital Play
  57. P&C Technology Lead (Contract)
    London, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    LEGO Digital Play
  58. Senior Backend Engineer
    London, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    LEGO Digital Play
  59. Senior Client Developer
    London, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    LEGO Digital Play
  60. Senior Developer Relations Engineer
    London, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    LEGO Digital Play
  61. Senior Director of Product, Creator Tools
    London, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    LEGO Digital Play
  62. Senior Infrastructure Engineer
    London, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    LEGO Digital Play
  63. Sr Software Engineer, Graphics
    London, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    LEGO Digital Play
  64. Technical Product Manager - Publishing Platform
    London, GB·Engineering·Full-time
    LEGO Digital Play
  65. Senior Build Engineer
    Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Lighthouse Games
  66. Senior Rendering Engineer
    Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Lighthouse Games
  67. Senior Tools Engineer - Vehicle
    Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Lighthouse Games
  68. UI Engineer - 12 Month FTC
    Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Lighthouse Games
  69. Senior Graphics Engineer
    St Albans, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time·£60k–£65k
    Magnopus
  70. Lead AI Developer (hybrid)
    Edinburgh·Engineering·Full-time
    Mercuna
  71. Server & Infrastructure Engineer - Unannounced Project
    London, UK·Engineering
    NaturalMotion Games (Zynga)
  72. iOS Developer
    Newcastle, England·Engineering·Full-time
    Palringo
  73. Senior Server Software Engineer
    Newcastle, England·Engineering·Full-time
    Palringo
  74. Graphics Programmer
    Leamington Spa, Warwickshire·Engineering·Full-time
    Pixel Toys
  75. Experienced UI Engineer - Agency Contract
    Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom·Engineering·Contract
    Playground Games
  76. Gameplay Engineer - Agency Contract
    Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom·Engineering·Brookstreet
    Playground Games
  77. Senior UI Engineer
    Leamington Spa, United Kingdom·Engineering
    Playground Games
  78. COUPA Technical/Functional Lead
    United Kingdom, London·Engineering
    PlayStation (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  79. Lead Data Engineer
    United Kingdom, London·Engineering
    PlayStation (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  80. Lead Software Engineer - Data
    United Kingdom, London·Engineering
    PlayStation (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  81. Network Engineer (Game Support)
    United Kingdom, London·Engineering
    PlayStation (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  82. Senior Director, Reporting & Analytics Engineering
    United Kingdom, London·Engineering
    PlayStation (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  83. Senior Manager, Service Reliability/Software Engineering
    United Kingdom, London·Engineering
    PlayStation (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  84. Senior Software Engineer - Low Level GPU
    United Kingdom, London·Engineering
    PlayStation (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  85. Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Rendering API
    United Kingdom, London·Engineering
    PlayStation (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  86. Software Development Manager
    United Kingdom, Bristol·Engineering
    PlayStation (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  87. Software Engineer - Video Streaming
    United Kingdom, London·Engineering
    PlayStation (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  88. Software Engineer, Quality Engineering
    United Kingdom, Bristol·Engineering
    PlayStation (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  89. Staff Machine Learning Engineer
    United Kingdom, London·Engineering
    PlayStation (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  90. Staff Software Engineer, Console GPU Inference
    United Kingdom, London·Engineering
    PlayStation (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  91. Technical Account Manager II
    United Kingdom, London·Engineering
    PlayStation (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  92. Vice President, Technology
    London, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Product Madness United Kingdom (Aristocrat)
  93. Analytics Engineer
    Oxford, England, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Rebellion
  94. Lead Game Security Engineer
    Oxford, England, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Rebellion
  95. Open Code Application - Senior, Lead and Director
    Oxford, England, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Rebellion
  96. Senior DevOps Engineer
    Oxford, England, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Rebellion
  97. Senior Online Developer (JavaScript)
    Oxford, England, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Rebellion
  98. Front-End Developer - Realtime Sports Graphics & Web Rendering
    Manchester, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Rezzil
  99. Mid-Level Developer – Platform & Data Services
    Manchester, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Rezzil
  100. Senior Developer – Platform & Data Services
    Manchester, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Rezzil
  101. Technical Project Coordinator (Platform & Data Services)
    Manchester, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Rezzil
  102. Senior Security Engineer, Detection and Response
    London, England, United Kingdom·Engineering
    Roblox
  103. Senior Gameplay Programmer
    London·Engineering·Full-time
    Rocksteady Studios (Warner Brothers Games)
  104. Senior Tools Programmer
    London·Engineering·Full-time
    Rocksteady Studios (Warner Brothers Games)
  105. SOFTWARE ENGINEER - Games
    Remote (UK/Europe)·Engineering·Full-time·£29k
    Savery Entertainment
  106. Senior Client Engineer - Stumble Guys!
    GB - Dundee, United Kingdom·Engineering
    Scopely
  107. Senior Engineer, Graphics
    GB - United Kingdom·Engineering
    Scopely
  108. Senior Identity Security Engineer
    GB - London, United Kingdom·Engineering
    Scopely
  109. Senior Quality Engineer - MONOPOLY GO!
    GB - United Kingdom·Engineering
    Scopely
  110. Senior Server Engineer - Performance
    GB - United Kingdom·Engineering
    Scopely
  111. Senior / Principal Gameplay Software Engineer
    Warrington, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Second Star Games
  112. Account Manager - Speech & AI Technologies
    United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Side
  113. Lead Programmer
    Liverpool, England·Engineering·Contract
    Skyhook Games
  114. Remote Contract – Multiplayer Network Programmer
    Liverpool, England·Engineering·Contract
    Skyhook Games
  115. Backend Server Engineer (MMORPG) - GCP
    United Kingdom·Engineering
    Spiderware
  116. Senior Software Engineer (Match AI & Simulation)
    Greater London, E15 2GW·Engineering·Full-time
    Sports Interactive
  117. Experienced Unity developers? We’re always looking for talent.
    Cardiff, Wales·Engineering
    Sugar Creative
  118. Associate Technical Director
    United Kingdom, Newcastle - Atomhawk·Engineering·Full-time
    Sumo Digital
  119. Studio Technical Director
    United Kingdom, Leamington Spa - Lab42 Games·Engineering·Full-time
    Sumo Digital
  120. Senior AI Engineer, Engine Reliability
    London, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Supercell
  121. Senior Automation Engineer
    London, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Supercell
  122. Technical Producer, Clash of Clans
    London, United Kingdom·Engineering·Full-time
    Supercell
  123. Senior Lead, ServiceNow ITOM
    London, England, United Kingdom·Engineering
    Take-Two Interactive
  124. Infrastructure Engineer
    Leamington Spa, UK (Hybrid)·Engineering·Full-time
    Third Kind Games
  125. Senior Unreal Programmer
    United Kingdom (Remote)·Engineering·Full-time
    Third Kind Games
  126. Unity Engineer
    Dundee, Scotland·Engineering
    Umbra Dynamics
  127. Junior Graphics Programmer
    Leeds, England·Engineering·Full-time
    Weaseltron Entertainment
  128. Senior Graphics Programmer
    Leeds, England·Engineering·Full-time
    Weaseltron Entertainment
  129. Game Developer
    London·Engineering·Full-time
    Yakuto
  130. Senior Mobile Engineer
    London Bridge, UK·Engineering
    Zwift
  131. Server & Infrastructure Engineer - Unannounced Project
    London, UK·Engineering
    Zynga

Hiring snapshot

Live roles
131
Studios hiring
57
New in the last 30 days
2922% of live roles
Remote-friendly
9%12 of 131 roles
Median advertised salary
£40kfrom 3 roles listing pay

By location

  • London45
  • Leamington Spa10
  • Guildford9
  • Manchester6
  • Wakefield6
  • Oxford5

Most openings

  • PlayStation (Sony Interactive Entertainment)14
  • LEGO Digital Play9
  • Cast Iron Games (Pneuma Games Group)6
  • Epic Games6
  • Climax Studios (Keywords)5
  • Rebellion5

By level

  • Senior52
  • Mid-level42
  • Lead / principal22
  • Director / head of8
  • Junior / entry level7

Calculated from today’s live listings, rebuilt every morning from studios’ own careers pages. Levels are read from job titles.