Senior Software Engineer GDK

** 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
** As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be a key contributor to the development of our next-generation cross-platform core game framework, used to power hundreds of games across online, mobile and desktop platforms. You will focus on creating robust, maintainable solutions whilst working collaboratively with a highly skilled team of developers.

We're looking for people who are full of ideas, want to challenge the norm and work to our core values…
* ** Dare to be Bold** - We always bring courage to work to reach for the unbelievable.
* ** Uphold Integrity** - We promote accountability and respect to raise the bar for ourselves and the industry.
* ** Never Settle** - We relentlessly push forward to create the extraordinary in every detail.
* ** Celebrate Perspectives** - We combine diverse talent to look at the familiar in unfamiliar ways.
* ** Win as a Team** – We bring out the best in each other to share collective success.
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* Key Responsibilities:

*** Develop Quality Solutions:
Deliver clean, maintainable code for the core game framework, ensuring it supports web, mobile, and land-based casino platforms. When needed, identify and address genuine performance bottlenecks, occasionally working across multiple languages or native modules to resolve them.
* Work Autonomously:
Take ownership of assigned tasks, managing them independently whilst ensuring they meet performance and quality standards.
* Contribute to Designs:
Participate in design discussions, providing architectural input to improve framework features and capabilities.
* Resolve Challenges:
Apply critical thinking skills to address complex technical problems, balancing speed with quality in a cross-platform, component-based environment.
* Support

Collaboration:

Collaborate closely with team members, QA, and platform-specific developers to align solutions and ensure a cohesive development process.
* Maintain Technical Excellence:
Adhere to coding standards and best practices, contributing to the overall quality of the core framework. Write clean, maintainable code with clear architecture that scales across diverse platforms.
* Stay Informed:
Keep up to date with gaming and technology trends, applying relevant insights to enhance the framework and support diverse platform requirements.
** Required Skills &

Qualifications:

*** Professional Software Engineering:
Significant experience of professional software engineering experience delivering robust, maintainable solutions in complex technical environments.
* Architectural Thinking:
Proven experience designing and implementing scalable, maintainable systems. Understanding of component-based architecture, separation of concerns, and framework design patterns.
* Programming Expertise:
Strong proficiency in at least one object-oriented language (Type Script, C#, C++, etc.) with the ability to quickly learn new languages and paradigms as needed. Demonstrated experience working across multiple codebases and technology stacks.
* Game Engine Knowledge:
Direct, hands-on experience with modern game engines (Unreal, Unity, or equivalent platforms) and understanding of how engines work internally.
* Cross-Platform Development:
Proven ability to deliver solutions for web, mobile and land-based casino platforms, with understanding of platform-specific constraints and optimization strategies.
* Performance Optimisation:
Familiar with memory management, load time improvements, profiling tools and debugging across multiple platforms.
* Collaboration

Skills:

Effective communicator with experience working in cross-functional teams. Comfortable articulating technical decisions and working with non-technical stakeholders.
* Agile Mindset:
Comfortable working in a flexible, adaptive environment, utilising agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) as needed. Able to identify and apply the right approach and tools for the project phase whilst supporting the team.
** Desirable:
*** Game…