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.
Working in a creative software team alongside graphic artists and games designers, the role is to develop video game software for UK and International gaming markets.
Ideal role for an exceptional graduate from a programming or mathematics background, or experienced engineers looking for a change.
The candidate would be expected to produce good quality code and be open to being mentored by other experienced engineers. The individual will play an important role in the development of market leading gaming titles.
Based in Spinningfields in the heart of Manchester, in a flexible hybrid working environment, we have over sixty highly skilled content development staff designing and developing game content for UK and International markets.
It’s not all work, we also have regular social activities, like nights out, board game nights, etc.
Key responsibilities
- The employee is required to be responsible for delivering game content and make a contribution to the software team’s overall output.
- Develop software whilst conforming to coding standards, release procedures and processes.
- Follow a self-determined project plan to deliver software in a timely manner.
- Take an active part in code reviews of other colleague’s developments.
Qualifications
- Knowledge of programming and being mathematically competent are pre-requisites of the position.
- Commercial experience in developing games utilising the UNITY game engine
- C# programming language knowledge and experience
- C++ programming language knowledge and experience (advantageous)
- Good level of education, equivalent to at least degree level in a relevant subject such as maths or Computer Science.
- Good understanding of statistical math (desirable).
What can we offer?
- Annual performance bonus
- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays'
- Hybrid working
- 1 day paid leave to work on charitable projects
- 1 day celebration day & half day for Health (encouraging you to take time away for you & your wellbeing)
- 5% employer pension contributions
- A reward platform offering a cycle to work scheme and shopping and lifestyle discounts/cashback
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Light & Wonder are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage applications from all walks of life regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
If you are invited to an interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.
