iGaming Platform Architect - Flexible Work & Global Impact

Light & Wonder; Pave Lane; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Flexible working

Stunning work location

Job summary

Light & Wonder is seeking aSenior Software Architect to lead architectural decisions across iGaming platforms. You will balance hands-on delivery with architectural ownership, shaping OpenGaming evolution while aligning multiple platform portfolios.

You will contribute to ADRs, participate in ARB, and drive technical governance, patterns, and security controls across Java/Spring services at scale.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering with architecture responsibilities
• Experience owning ADRs end-to-end and contributing to ARB
• Strong Java/Spring Boot background with cloud-native microservices
• Experience with event-driven systems (Kafka)
• Hands-on with API gateways and federated API management
• Experience in regulated environments (gaming/fintech)
• Experience in governance processes (ARB/design authority)

Responsibilities

• Own ADRs for major design decisions and document rationale
• Participate in Architecture Review Board and enforce LW standards
• Design and evolve RESTful and event-driven APIs with OpenAPI
• Architect integrations with payment, identity, reporting systems
• Govern CI/CD architectures using GitHub Actions, Kustomize, ArgoCD
• Provide hands-on prototyping to de-risk architectural choices

Skills

Software architecture

Java/Spring Boot

Cloud-native microservices

Kafka

API gateway

Governance processes

Security practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

AWS/Azure/GCP certs valued

Tools

OpenAPI

GitHub Actions

Kustomize

ArgoCD

Job description

Light & Wonder is seeking aSenior Software Architect to lead architectural decisions across iGaming platforms. You will balance hands-on delivery with architectural ownership, shaping OpenGaming evolution while aligning multiple platform portfolios.

You will contribute to ADRs, participate in ARB, and drive technical governance, patterns, and security controls across Java/Spring services at scale.