Lead Programmer

Skyhook Games

Liverpool, England·Contract

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This role at a glance

This is one of 153 programming and engineering roles open in England today, out of 631 live games jobs across the UK, and Skyhook Games is hiring for 2 other roles alongside it. Going by the title it’s a lead / principal role, combining hands-on work with setting direction or managing others. Skyhook Games doesn’t publish the salary here; across the 7 programming and engineering roles on the board that do, the median is £70k.

Discipline
Engineering
Level (from the title)
Lead / principal
On gamesJobs since
24 Jun 2026
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152

About Skyhook Games

Skyhook Games is a studio based at Elevator Studios in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle, formed in the mid-2010s. Much of its work is outsourced art and technical support for other studios, with a particular focus on realistic environments, props and vehicles.

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