Light & Wonder's Gaming team is looking to build and maintain Unity-based development kits that power their next-generation slot games, requiring robust, scalable plugins and tools to streamline game production and enhance visual fidelity.
Requirements
- Strong proficiency in Unity Engine, including Editor scripting and runtime systems.
- Solid experience with both C and C++, especially in cross-language integration.
- Familiarity with Unity’s Native Plugin Interface, IL2CPP, and Scriptable rendering pipelines is a plus.
- Experience working in a production environment with version control is a plus.
- Development tools including IDEs and debuggers.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Code reviewing skills.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain Unity plugins using C and native C++.
- Develop and extend our internal Unity-based dev kit used across multiple game titles.
- Collaborate closely with team members and technical artists to support rendering workflows and asset pipelines.
- Optimize plugin performance across platforms (Windows, Android).
- Debug and resolve integration issues between Unity and native systems.
- Document APIs, workflows, and best practices for internal teams.
- Stay Informed: Keep up to date with gaming and technology trends, applying relevant insights to enhance the engine.
Other
- Typically requires a minimum of 2 years professional experience in a software development team.
- Design Patters and Object-Oriented Programming.
- Proficiency in Unreal Engine is an asset but not a requirement.
- Must be able to obtain and hold Gaming Registrations/Licenses.
- This is a hybrid position (2-3 days a week) reporting into our Chicago office.
