Senior Software Engineer
Light & Wonder, Inc.9 days ago
Manchester, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Develop game content and features using Unity, C++, and C#.
- Design, implement, maintain, debug, and optimize software across the full development lifecycle.
- Contribute to software architecture, technical design discussions, code reviews, and engineering best practices.
- Investigate defects, performance issues, and technical challenges across multiple projects.
- Collaborate with artists, game designers, mathematicians, QA engineers, and developers.
- Mentor and support junior engineers through technical guidance, coaching, and knowledge sharing.
- Identify improvements to development processes, tools, code quality, and engineering practices.
Requirements
- Commercial experience developing, debugging, and maintaining complex C++ codebases.
- Experience developing games with the Unity game engine and strong C# and object-oriented programming skills.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals, including architecture, design patterns, and full-lifecycle delivery.
- Ability to design, develop, debug, and maintain robust and scalable software solutions.
- Experience working effectively in multidisciplinary teams and mentoring, coaching, or developing other engineers.
- Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
- Degree in Software Engineering or equivalent experience.
Benefits
- Annual performance bonus.
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays.
- One paid day for charitable projects and one paid day for a personal celebration.
- Half Day for Health leave.
- Up to 8% employer pension contributions.
- Cycle-to-work, shopping, lifestyle, and cashback discounts.
- Remote GP access and a wellbeing platform.
- Private Medical Insurance.
- Optional Tastecard, travel insurance, dental insurance, and Give As You Earn benefits.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Collaborative studio culture with regular social events, team nights out, and board-game evenings.
- Manchester studio role requiring attendance four days per week.
Tech Stack
Categories
Gaming
About Light & Wonder, Inc.
Light & Wonder, Inc. builds casino gaming machines, table systems, and the OpenGaming iGaming platform, licensing slot and table game content to land-based casinos and online gaming operators. The company generates revenue from hardware sales, platform and systems deals, and game content licensing. Headquartered in Las Vegas, it is publicly traded on Nasdaq under the ticker LNW and serves regulated gaming markets in North America, Europe, and other jurisdictions.