Principal Engineer - Game Innovation

22 days ago

Remote, WorldwideStaff+

Responsibilities

Design and build an AI-assisted game development pipeline with version control, automated evaluation gates, AI agents, and playable builds.
Own the end-to-end architecture for game clients and back-end game servers, including game rounds, bet validation, certified RNG outcomes, wallet operations, reconciliation, RTP reporting, and audit trails.
Lead integration with Fingenuity, the RGS and RNG, and manage the path from candidate build through certification and release across jurisdictions.
Prototype mechanics, build game clients and servers, and personally ship real-money games through the pipeline.
Define conventions, guardrails, human review gates, and automated checks for AI-assisted game development.
Make engine, tooling, infrastructure, build-versus-buy, and partner decisions for the studio.
Collaborate with platform engineering, compliance, production, math, art, and third-party partners.
Mentor engineers, establish code review practices, and document reusable engineering patterns.

10+ years of software engineering experience, including significant game development experience.
Principal- or director-level individual contributor scope with no requirement for direct reports.
Experience shipping real-money casino games and multiple titles or platform releases to production.
Direct experience with game clients and game servers, math and paytable implementation, RNG integration, and game certification such as GLI, BMM, or equivalent.
Deep game development experience using a modern client engine or framework such as Phaser, Godot, Unity, Cocos, or PixiJS, along with server-side game services.
Demonstrated hands-on use of AI-assisted development tools and agents as a core part of building software.
Experience defining conventions, guardrails, and workflows adopted by a team, preferably for game development.
Experience establishing development infrastructure including version control strategy, CI/CD, containerized environments, artifact management, observability, and reproducible builds.
Understanding of RGS and RNG integration, wallet operations, and reporting and audit requirements for real-money play.
Ability to operate effectively within regulated-industry compliance requirements and reduce the architectural cost of jurisdiction-specific rules.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, architectural judgment, ownership, collaboration, and mentoring ability.
Experience or personal projects involving AI-built games would be a bonus.

Competitive pay and benefits.
Flexible vacation allowance.
Flexible work-from-home or office hours.
Startup culture backed by a secure global brand.
Opportunity to invent a new game production method and build products enjoyed by millions.
Diverse and inclusive work environment.

GodotUnity

1,001-5,000 employees