We are looking for a Senior Technical Lead to join our Agile game development team at Aristocrat. This role offers an outstanding chance to demonstrate your hands-on development skills and technical expertise while working on complex game projects. At Aristocrat, we focus on our mission to bring happiness to life through the power of play. This position plays a key role in advancing our engineering guidelines and delivering seamless game experiences. If you are motivated and ready to join a world-class team, this opportunity is for you!
As a Senior Technical Lead, you will engage with a hardworking group of engineers, designers, artists, and mathematicians dedicated to producing high-quality, scalable, and performant games. You will have a meaningful responsibility to ensure our games meet exacting performance, stability, and memory optimization requirements, while adhering to firm timelines and engineering expectations. Join us and help invent the future of gaming through your proven knowledge and cooperative spirit!
What You'll Do- Build, develop, and improve game features using Advanced C++ (11/14) and OOAD principles.
- Actively contribute to hands-on development, debugging, and optimization of game modules.
- Write high-quality, maintainable, and efficient code, and participate in code reviews to uphold engineering standards.
- Work together with diverse groups such as engineers, designers, artists, and mathematicians.
- Contribute to project planning, estimation, and tracking to support timely delivery of achievements.
- Identify technical risks early and proactively contribute to mitigation strategies.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues with minimal rework.
- Contribute to the adoption and improvement of CI/CD practices, coding standards, and development processes.
- Share knowledge and contribute to team-wide improvements in debugging, profiling, and performance optimization.
- Ensure game quality standards regarding performance, stability, and memory optimization are achieved.
- Strong foundation in Object-Oriented Analysis and Build (OOAB).
- Strong practical experience in Advanced C++ (11/14).
- Experience working in Linux and Windows programming environments.
- Proficiency with tools such as Visual Studio, Git/SVN, GDB, profiling tools, and static/dynamic analysis tools.
- Familiarity with Continuous Integration systems.
- Practical experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to contribute to technical discussions and share knowledge within the team.
- Ability to independently drive complex technical problems through building, implementation, and optimization.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 7+ years of experience in software development.
- Prior experience in the gaming industry is preferred.
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
- Advanced practical experience with C++ 11/14
- Strong foundation in Object-Oriented Analysis and Build (OOAB)
- Experience programming in Linux and Windows environments
- Proficiency with Visual Studio, Git or SVN, GDB, profiling tools, and static/dynamic analysis tools
- Familiarity with Continuous Integration systems
- Practical experience in Agile/Scrum environments
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills
- Effective communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to independently drive complex technical problems through building, implementation, and optimization
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 7+ years of software development experience
- Prior gaming industry experience
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 — Medical coverage offers multiple Aetna options with preventive care fully covered and $0 in‑network outpatient mental health visits, plus employer‑paid premiums on at least one dental and one vision plan. Feedback suggests first‑day eligibility and HSA funding increase perceived value.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave provides up to 12 weeks for primary caregivers and 10 days for secondary caregivers, with adoption/surrogacy reimbursement and access to Lyra sessions. Feedback suggests these supports materially enhance family and mental wellbeing.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — The SuperShare program matches employee share purchases with free shares up to a defined annual limit, with clear enrollment windows and a two‑year vest. Feedback suggests this structure delivers uncommon ownership value compared with standard ESPPs.
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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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