Senior Engine Engineer - Cross-Platform Gaming (Hybrid)

Light and Wonder International, Inc.; Nevada (IA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Chicago or Las Vegas

Company-sponsored benefits (healthcare

401(k) + tuition assistance

Job summary

Light & Wonder is seeking a Senior Advanced Software Engineer to contribute to a global engineering team delivering robust, next-generation gaming technology across platforms. You will design, implement, and optimize core engine components, drive cross-platform abstractions, and mentor junior engineers in a hybrid Chicago or Las Vegas studio.

The role emphasizes C++/C#, rendering pipelines, GPU awareness, performance tuning, and collaboration with platform, tools, and product teams while

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• Direct experience working on Unity, Unreal or a comparable commercial game engine.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test and maintain core engine systems including rendering pipelines, cross-platform runtime abstraction, and memory/performance systems.
• Build the engine-level abstractions and tooling that serve as the foundation for product development.
• Diagnose and resolve complex low-level performance and stability issues.
• Contribute to core engine architecture decisions and long-term technical roadmap.
• Partner cross-functionally with platform, tools, and product teams;
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to improve development efficiency, code quality, testing effectiveness, and team productivity.
• Stay current with industry trends and technologies.

Skills

C++

C#

Rendering

Memory management

Performance optimization

Cross-platform

Mentoring

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Unity

Unreal Engine

Job description

Light & Wonder is seeking a Senior Advanced Software Engineer to contribute to a global engineering team delivering robust, next-generation gaming technology across platforms. You will design, implement, and optimize core engine components, drive cross-platform abstractions, and mentor junior engineers in a hybrid Chicago or Las Vegas studio.

The role emphasizes C++/C#, rendering pipelines, GPU awareness, performance tuning, and collaboration with platform, tools, and product teams while