Principal Software Engineer

Description

The role sits in the Technology Group, which builds game development kits and tools for gaming platforms used in casinos worldwide.

The team creates new solutions that help game creators turn their ideas into working prototypes. The GDK must also stay aligned with the rules of each jurisdiction, and the team keeps development moving through repeated cycles of building and refining.

Responsibilities

• Design and build modular, scalable client-side architectures using dependency injection, state machines and event systems.
• Create complex componentized systems that let game developers prototype quickly.
• Design how data is delivered at runtime with Unity Addressables and Asset Bundles so content loads faster.
• Lead automation work across editor tooling, automated test pipelines and CI/CD build processes.
• Keep the GDK current with every jurisdiction's requirements.
• Support iterative development across the team.
• Unblock the team when critical problems arise.
• Coach, train and mentor game developers.
• Work with managers in different locations to plan and deliver work, giving complexity and time estimates.
• Review teammates' code.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or a related field.
• 10+ years of proven C experience.
• 10+ years of Unity experience.
• 5+ years of C++ experience.
• Extensive, in-depth knowledge of Unity's engine and editor scripting APIs, memory management and rendering pipelines.
• Expert knowledge of scripting, animation, session management and textures.
• Experience optimising memory and storage space.
• Experience with modern software development processes.
• Ability to write code that is clear, maintainable and portable.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong ownership of your work, putting business and team goals ahead of personal interests.

Conditions

Pay is set by your skills, experience, qualifications and location, and rewards individual impact.

Specific pay and benefit details will be shared during the hiring process.

Hiring decisions are made by people after reviewing the content, even where AI tools helped refine the posting.

Benefits

• Eligibility for annual bonuses and incentives, depending on role and location.
• Health and wellbeing benefits.
• Paid time off.
• Retirement plans.
• Insurance coverage.
• Other local or statutory benefits.