Senior Unreal C++ Developer

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Unreal C++ Developer to lead the design and development of high-performance backend systems within our iGaming platform. This role combines hands-on engineering excellence with technical leadership responsibilities, including mentoring junior and mid-level developers, reviewing code quality, and driving best engineering practices across the team.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in in Unreal Engine 5, modern C++, Blueprints, and shader development, with a strong understanding of real-time, performance critical systems.

Main Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and evolution of technology strategies, architectural roadmaps, and system reviews, identifying and implementing innovative solutions.

• Play a key role in system architecture and product design, delivering high‑quality engineering solutions using C++ and Blueprints.

• Develop, test, and deploy scalable, high‑performance systems capable of handling demanding real‑time workloads.

• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams to ensure seamless integration and optimal performance across the platform.

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code with a strong focus on stability, determinism, and low latency.

• Own performance profiling and optimisation across CPU, GPU, memory, and asset usage to meet 24/7 live‑ops requirements.

• Conduct in‑depth code reviews to ensure quality, performance, and maintainability across the codebase.

• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and coaching to support the professional growth of the engineering team.

• Establish and promote coding standards, review processes, and engineering best practices.

• Support troubleshooting, debugging, and root‑cause analysis for complex technical issues in production and development environments.

Main Requirements

• Expert‑level experience with Unreal Engine 5, including C++/Blueprint integration, shader development, and performance optimisation.

• Strong understanding of real‑time systems, low‑latency pipelines, and skeletal animation systems.

• Experience integrating third‑party SDKs, especially in computer vision, body tracking, analytics, or similar domains.

• Minimum 8 years of professional C++ development experience, ideally in performance‑critical or real‑time applications.

• Strong expertise in modern C++ (C++14/17/20), memory management, and high‑performance system design.

• Extensive experience with multithreading, concurrency, and asynchronous programming.

• Experience with 24/7 live operations, including hotfixing, rapid patch cycles, monitoring, and incident response.

• Strong debugging and profiling skills using Unreal Insights, RenderDoc, Visual Studio, and platform‑specific tools.

• Comfortable exploring new technologies, rapid prototyping, and validating feasibility for production.

• Solid mathematical foundation, especially in 3D maths, vectors, matrices, and transformations.

• Experience working with gaming products, simulation systems, or other performance‑critical applications is highly desirable.

What’s in it for you?

• Experience a dynamic and team-orientated work environment

• Opportunities for personal growth and learning

• An open, inclusive and supportive team where you will be valued, and your suggestions will be welcome

• 26 days paid holiday per year, in addition to local public holidays

• Birthday Leave, a paid day off in the month of your birthday

• Competitive Salary

• Hybrid Working

• Risk Benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance (4x annual salary), Private Medical Insurance

• Annual Wellness Allowance

• Team Building Opportunities

• Flexible core hours between 10am – 4pm

• Receive support whenever you need it with our Employee Assistance Program, available 24/7.

• Local discounts and more…

Our team is committed to keeping remuneration and benefits under constant review to make sure what we offer stays relevant.