Senior Advanced Software Engineer - Rendering
Light & Wonder, Inc.2 months ago
Chicago, IL, USA or Las Vegas, NV, USASenior
Base Salary
$150k - $172k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, test, and maintain core engine systems including rendering pipelines, cross-platform runtime abstractions, and memory and performance systems.
- Build engine-level abstractions and tooling that support product development.
- Diagnose and resolve complex low-level performance and stability issues.
- Contribute to core engine architecture decisions and the long-term technical roadmap.
- Partner with platform, tools, and product teams on shared technology solutions.
- Lead technical initiatives, mentor junior engineers, and support continuous improvement of development processes.
- Use AI-assisted tools to improve development efficiency, code quality, testing effectiveness, and team productivity.
- Ensure compliance with platform standards and stay current with industry trends and technologies.
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional software development experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
- Direct experience with Unity, Unreal, or a comparable commercial game engine.
- Expertise in C++ and/or C#.
- Deep understanding of rendering pipelines, graphics APIs, and GPU architecture.
- Strong knowledge of low-level performance optimization and memory management.
- Experience building cross-platform solutions is highly preferred.
- Comfort using AI-assisted coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or Copilot in daily development.
- Ability to lead and mentor team members, with strong problem-solving and communication skills.
Benefits
- Hybrid role based in the Chicago or Las Vegas studio, with an expectation of four days per week in the office.
- Company-sponsored healthcare, dental, and vision benefits.
- Paid time off, a 401(k) plan, tuition assistance, and other benefits.
- The role may require gaming or other licenses, background investigations, security checks, and compliance with applicable regulatory or contractual requirements.
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.