Senior Software Engineer
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- See your ideas come to life as you help develop the next generation of electronic gaming machines.
- Build your expertise by working alongside talented engineers on innovative electrical and electromechanical solutions.
- Make a real impact by shaping products that reach a global audience and deliver memorable player experiences.
Nice to have
- Hands-on use of Claude Code within a large, legacy, or unfamiliar codebase.
- A background in shipping commercial game titles or supporting live gaming products.
- Knowledge of casino, mobile, web, or regulated gaming platforms.
- Ability to abstract or refactor interfaces, reducing application-code dependencies on external systems.
- Familiarity with build systems, development toolchains, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing.
- Comfort working in an Agile development environment.
- Enthusiasm for emerging technologies, game-development innovation, and continuous improvement.
Full description
Gaming:
Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games, and our Gaming team builds cutting-edge technology, products, and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.
Position Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to take the lead on a high-impact porting programme across our existing portfolio of game titles. You’ll play a key role in bringing established games to a new platform working on technically challenging software-focused projects within a collaborative and experienced engineering team.
Our game titles are developed in C/C++, with rendering implemented in DirectX and OpenGL. Collaborating with our team of QA Engineers, you’ll play a key role ensuring that each ported title looks feels and performs in tto verify that each ported title behaves exactly as the original does.
Claude Code will be available to support the porting effort, and you will be expected to make effective use of AI-assisted development tooling to accelerate code analysis, conversion, and testing. Capturing what you learn is a core part of the role: you will document the process you establish and then oversee other engineers as they apply it to the wider game portfolio.
The role is ideal for an experienced engineer with strong C/C++ and graphics programming skills, solid programming foundations, and a track record of delivering porting projects to time and quality.
Work Pattern: This role is based in our vibrant Manchester studio and requires attendance 4 days per week. Regular on-site working is essential because the role involves developing, testing, and troubleshooting software directly on our gaming machines and specialist hardware.
Please note: We’re unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.
We are looking for people who are full of ideas, want to challenge the norm, and bring our values to life every day:
Dare to be Bold – You will be encouraged to bring fresh ideas, challenge assumptions, and help us create the next generation of gaming experiences.
Uphold Integrity – You will champion quality, accountability, and responsible engineering practices in every feature you build.
Never Settle – You will continuously look for ways to improve code quality, development practices, tools, and player experiences.
Celebrate Perspectives – You will collaborate with developers, artists, designers, producers, and specialists who bring different skills and viewpoints to every game.