Senior Software Engineer, Cross-Platform Gaming Framework (Hybrid)

Light & Wonder, Inc.; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual performance bonus

25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Light & Wonder, Inc. in Manchester, UK, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help build a next-generation, cross-platform game framework powering experiences across web, mobile, desktop, and land-based gaming.

You'll design and develop core framework components, influence architectural directions, and tackle complex performance challenges. Collaboration with game developers and QA in Agile environments is essential to success.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building complex, scalable software systems.
• Strong OOP skills in TS/C#/C++ or similar.
• Hands-on experience with Unreal or Unity game engines.
• Experience in Agile software development teams (Scrum/Kanban).
• Ability to balance performance with commercial requirements.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve a cross-platform game framework powering web, mobile, desktop, and land-based platforms.
• Design core framework components used across multiple games and teams.
• Influence architecture and engineering direction for scalable solutions.
• Solve performance and optimisation challenges across platforms and languages.
• Collaborate with game developers, QA, and platform engineering in Agile environments.

Skills

TypeScript

C#

C++

Unreal Engine

Unity

Agile/Scrum

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

Light & Wonder, Inc. in Manchester, UK, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help build a next-generation, cross-platform game framework powering experiences across web, mobile, desktop, and land-based gaming.

You'll design and develop core framework components, influence architectural directions, and tackle complex performance challenges. Collaboration with game developers and QA in Agile environments is essential to success.