Senior Software Engineer
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Job description
We're building a next-generation, cross-platform core game framework that will be used across the company to power experiences on web, mobile, and desktop platforms. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll play a hands-on role in shaping this shared technology - helping define how games are built now and in the future.
This role offers genuine ownership. You'll work at an engine-level, contributing to core systems, architectural decisions, and performance-critical solutions, while collaborating with a highly skilled team of engineers and game developers in an agile, iterative environment.
We're looking for people who are full of ideas, want to challenge the norm and work to our core values…
- Dare to be Bold - We always bring courage to work to reach for the unbelievable.
- Uphold Integrity - We promote accountability and respect to raise the bar for ourselves and the industry.
- Never Settle - We relentlessly push forward to create the extraordinary in every detail.
- Celebrate Perspectives - We combine diverse talent to look at the familiar in unfamiliar ways.
- Win as a Team - We bring out the best in each other to share collective success., * Develop Quality Solutions: Deliver clean, maintainable code for the core game framework, ensuring it supports web, mobile, and land-based casino platforms.
- Design and build core framework components used across multiple games and platforms
- Influence architecture and technical direction with long-term scalability in mind
- Identify and resolve real performance challenges across languages and environments
- Collaborate closely with game teams, QA, and platform engineers, contributing within Agile delivery cycles (e.g. Scrum or Kanban)
- Collaborate closely with team members, QA, and platform-specific developers to align solutions and ensure a cohesive development process.
- Adhere to coding standards and best practices, contributing to the overall quality of the core framework. Write clean, maintainable code with clear architecture that scales across diverse platforms.
- Keep up to date with gaming and technology trends, applying relevant insights to enhance the framework and support diverse platform requirements.
Requirements
- Strong experience building complex, maintainable software systems
- Proficiency in at least one OO language (TypeScript, C#, C++, etc.) and the ability to learn others quickly
- Hands-on experience with modern game engines (Unreal, Unity, or similar)
- Experience working in Agile teams, comfortable with evolving requirements and iterative delivery
- A pragmatic, performance-aware mindset and a desire to solve technically challenging problems
Desirable:
- Background in game development, understanding of game engines, development lifecycle, and platform-specific considerations.
- Prior experience in casino gaming, iGaming, or regulated gaming environments. Understanding of compliance, jurisdiction-specific requirements, and player lifecycle in gaming products.
- Knowledge of modern web technologies (JavaScript/TypeScript, WebGL, canvas optimisation) and experience shipping games or interactive experiences on web platforms.
- Practical knowledge of mobile development processes and performance optimisation for Android and iOS platforms.
- Graphics Programming Knowledge: Experience with 2D and 3D graphics programming, rendering pipelines, and shader optimization-valuable for understanding engine-level performance beyond abstractions.
- Experience with modern build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and development toolchains. Familiarity with extending game engines through native modules or SDKs is a plus.
- Enthusiasm for exploring emerging technologies in the gaming industry and their application to solving real-world gaming challenges.
Qualifications
Please note that this role is based in our Manchester studio and you will be expected to attend the office at least 3 days a week.
Benefits & conditions
- Discretionary Annual performance bonus
- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays'
- Hybrid working (3 days in the office)
- 1 day paid leave to work on charitable projects
- 1 day paid for personal celebration e.g. birthdays
- Half Day for Health (encouraging you to take time away for you & your wellbeing)
- Up to 8% employer pension contributions
- A reward platform offering a cycle to work scheme and shopping and lifestyle discounts/cashback
- Wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance and Aviva DigiCare
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Optional benefits such as Tastecard, Give As You Earn and Travel Ticket Loan.
Light & Wonder are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage applications from all walks of life regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
If you are invited to an interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.
