Aristocrat is a world leader in gaming entertainment, offering a diverse range of products and services, including electronic gaming machines, social gaming and casino management systems. We’re licensed in 240 gaming jurisdictions and operate in 90 countries around the world, with a team of over 3000 employees who deliver outstanding results by pushing the boundaries of innovation, creativity and technology. Since our humble beginnings in 1953, we’ve been driven by a desire to create the world’s greatest gaming experience, every day.
Summary:We are seeking an experienced Principal Engineer with expertise in Software Development, System Invent, Integration, Security, Cloud Technologies, and AI-enabled solutions, with technology proficiency in .NET, C#, Docker, Kubernetes, C++, and other skills required to develop enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have experience integrating AI capabilities into production and development systems. This covers API-based model usage, agentic AI patterns, and AI-assisted features with proper validation, monitoring, and guardrails. Additionally, experience with cloud-based deployments, automated infrastructure management, and modern DevOps practices is necessary. The candidate will build and lead product development that matches Aristocrat’s strategic product roadmap. Attention will be on implementation, scalability, reliability, and guidelines. This role will interact with our Product Owners and development teams directly to lead the implementation of solutions that improve product performance, quality, processes, and standards. As a Senior Software Architect, you will be responsible for ensuring that designs are aligned with the system’s technical roadmap while supporting secure, scalable cloud architectures and operational excellence. You will mentor and guide Associate Software Architects, Sr. and non-Sr. Software Engineers.
What You’ll Do:- You will participate in defining technical product requirements and high-level architectural specifications, ensuring feasibility, functionality and integration with existing systems/platforms.
- Produce and ensure quality code artifacts.
- Ensure quality code is checked in to avoid broken builds that can cause delays to the team.
- Participate in scrum processes like estimating, grooming, standups, code reviews, test case reviews etc.
- Supports the development of strategy, frameworks, and standard processes and patterns for the development organization.
- Design and implement cloud-native deployment strategies, infrastructure automation, and CI/CD processes that support scalable, reliable, and secure enterprise application
- Design and integrate agentic AI solutions that can autonomously plan, coordinate multi-step workflows, and take actions across systems while operating within defined business rules, validation controls, and security guardrails.
- Identify and fix code level problems quickly and efficiently
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Work with teams in other geographic locations. This includes being flexible with hours to accommodate other time zones.
- We need a strong candidate that can fulfill most of the items listed below:
- C# (8+ years)
- .net Core (3+ years)
- ADO.NET (5+ years)
- GRPC (2+ years)
- REST APIs (3+ years)
- OAUTH/OIDC (5+ years)
- Blazor (2+ years)
- Containerization - Docker/K8S (3+ years)
- C++ (5+ years)
- Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Experience implementing AI-powered developer productivity solutions and engineering workflows.
- Experience deploying containerized AI workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Understanding of AI security, observability, model monitoring, prompt management, and responsible AI practices.
- Build server administration and deployment automation experience, including CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience using Terraform (preferred).
- Configuration management and deployment automation experience using Ansible (preferred).
- IDE
- Visual Studio
- Visual Studio Code
- GitHub, SVN, JIRA
- Code Analysis
- Visual Studio
- SonarQube
- MSSQL, T-SQL (5+ years)
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems management or related field or equivalent experience
- Expert level of software development lifecycle, practices and implementations.
Why Aristocrat?
- World Leader in Gaming Entertainment
- Robust benefits package
- Global career opportunities
- Our core values: Respect, Courage, Integrity and Passion
- Unite – Come together as one team, with one vision
- Develop – Empower, inspire and grow our people
- Deliver – Implement with excellence, be accountable for results
- Play – Be creative, ambitious, celebrate success
This position may require registration with the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) and/or other gaming jurisdictions in which we operate.
This job description may have been reviewed and enhanced using AI-assisted tools to improve clarity, consistency, and inclusivity. All final content, role requirements and hiring decisions remain subject to human review and approval by Aristocrat.
We offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognise your contribution to our success. Our approach is underpinned by a pay-for-performance belief in rewarding individual impact. Your specific compensation package will be determined by factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location.
Depending on your role and location, you may be eligible for annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits.
Specific details about compensation and benefits for this position will be discussed during the recruitment process.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience with C#
- 3+ years of experience with .NET Core
- 5+ years of experience with ADO.NET
- 2+ years of experience with gRPC
- 3+ years of experience with REST APIs
- 5+ years of experience with OAuth/OIDC
- 2+ years of experience with Blazor
- 3+ years of experience with Docker and Kubernetes containerization
- 5+ years of experience with C++
- Experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform
- Experience implementing AI-powered developer productivity solutions and engineering workflows
- Experience deploying containerized AI workloads using Docker and Kubernetes
- Understanding of AI security, observability, model monitoring, prompt management, and responsible AI practices
- Build server administration and CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance experience
- Terraform Infrastructure as Code experience
- Ansible configuration management and deployment automation experience
- Experience with Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code
- Experience with GitHub, SVN, and Jira
- Experience with code analysis and SonarQube
- 5+ years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server and T-SQL
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems management, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Expert-level knowledge of software development lifecycle practices and implementations
- Ability to mentor software architects and engineers
- Ability to work flexibly with teams across different time zones
Aristocrat Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Aristocrat and has not been reviewed or approved by Aristocrat.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is considered strong, with mentions of comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options plus mental‑health resources. Descriptions point to solid insurance offerings across core areas.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) with employer matching, positioned as a notable part of the package. This element is consistently referenced alongside other key benefits.
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Parental & Family Support — Family support is emphasized through paid parental leave, adoption or surrogacy assistance, and benefits that can include dependents. Wellbeing resources are described as part of the broader family-support ecosystem.
Aristocrat Insights
What We Do
Aristocrat Leisure Limited is an ASX20 listed company and one of the world’s leading providers of gaming solutions. We’re licensed in over 300 jurisdictions and operate in over 90 countries around the world. We’re also proud to have a team of over 6500 employees that deliver outstanding results by pushing the boundaries of innovation, creativity and technology each day. We offer a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines, social gaming and casino management systems, but it doesn’t stop there. Despite our global presence and exponential growth, we remain an ideas company at heart that is committed to delivering outstanding results for our customers and players and an unparalleled experience for our employees, who have the opportunity to grow, be inspired and be the best they can be. Our values of Talent Unleashed, All About the Player, Collective Brilliance and Good Business, Good Citizen guide and inspire us to live our mission of bringing joy to life through the power of play – every day. Come and join us – let’s play!
Why Work With Us
Individually we’re great, but together we’re brilliant. Our employees are the beating heart of our business and we attract the best people in the industry thanks to our unique and inspiring culture. Come and join the team and help bring joy to life through the power of play.
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