Light & Wonder · 2 days ago
Director of Engineering
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
8+ years expLight & Wonder is a leader in land-based gaming technology, seeking a Director of Engineering to lead a high-performing team focused on game development technologies and tools. This role involves providing technical leadership, managing organizational growth, and ensuring alignment with business objectives and compliance standards.
GamificationGamingInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Define and govern a multi-year engineering strategy and roadmap that supports global business goals, product evolution, and modernization objectives
Oversee the design, development, and evolution of game development technologies to support high-performance game creation
Stay ahead of market trends, emerging tools, and regulatory requirements, incorporating them into the team’s strategy
Collaborate with internal game studios, platform teams, and business stakeholders to align technical solutions with business needs
Advocate for engineering best practices, ensuring robust, maintainable, and scalable systems
Hire, mentor, and lead a high-performing team, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation
Create a culture of accountability, innovation, and collaboration—driving engagement and shared ownership across the engineering organization
Set clear goals and development plans for team members, enabling career growth and continuous learning
Ensure the team operates efficiently using Agile methodologies, optimizing workflows for high-impact delivery
Drive cross-functional collaboration, ensuring strong partnerships with product, QA, and compliance teams
Ensure engineering teams operate with clear priorities, measurable outcomes, and strong alignment to product and platform objectives
Provide technical leadership in the development of game development frameworks, tools, and supporting systems
Establish modern software architecture patterns, ensuring flexibility, scalability, and maintainability
Oversee the adoption of best practices in software development, including CI/CD. Automated testing, and DevOps strategies
Ensure seamless integration between game development tools and existing pipelines used by game studios
Identify and mitigate technical risks early in the design process, ensuring long-term stability
Ensure adherence to industry compliance standards, particularly within regulated gambling markets
Implement security best practices, ensuring stable and secure development environments
Qualification
Required
Minimum 8 years in software engineering, with at least 5 years in leadership roles managing engineering teams
Strong experience in game development technologies, ideally with Unity and C#/.NET
Deep understanding of Agile methodologies, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and software engineering best practices
Strong knowledge of software design patterns, modularity, and performance optimization
Proven track record of hiring, mentoring, and growing engineering teams
Ability to work cross-functionally with product, platform, QA, and compliance teams
Strong understanding of game development workflows, tools, and real-time engines
Familiarity with cloud based and on premises solutions, ensuring scalable and flexible deployment strategies
Understanding of real-time player insights, such as telemetry, heat mapping, and behavior analytics, and how they inform decision making
Knowledge of challenges and solutions in building portable, high-performance software across different hardware and software ecosystems
A track record of driving modernization initiatives, optimizing workflows, and improving development processes
Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience required
Preferred
Master's degree preferred
Familiarity with the gambling industry regulations is a plus
Company
Light & Wonder
Light & Wonder engages in cross-platform games and entertainment.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1B2025-09-10Post Ipo Debt· $1B
1984-08-31IPO
Leadership Team
Oliver Chow
EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Kevin Kealy
Chief Information Security Officer
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