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title: 'Senior Software Engineer (Game Engine) at Playson'
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# Senior Software Engineer (Game Engine) at Playson

- **Company:** Playson
- **Location:** Europe
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-06-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-24
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/playson/61e033b9-d71a-4eaa-9165-f8d306900710/application

**Skills:** Node.js, TypeScript, C++, Java, C#, Go, Python, OOP, Backend Systems, APIs, Data Structures, Protocols, iGaming, Gambling, Betting, Game Development, Casino Games, Mathematical Models, Probability-based Systems, Simulations

> Own and evolve the Game Engine domain, building frameworks and services for game logic, RTP monitoring, and regulatory compliance. Collaborate with mathematicians and platform teams to ensure precision, reliability, and quality in production systems.

## Job description

## About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join a newly forming team that will own one of the most specialised and business-critical domains in our technology landscape - Game Engine. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, game mathematics, platform, and compliance. You’ll work on the tools, frameworks, and services that enable our mathematicians and game teams to build, validate, run, and monitor game logic in production. This position is about deep ownership of a very specific technical domain: game engines, mathematical packages, simulation data, RTP monitoring, round details, and integrations with games developed both internally and by external studios. You’ll be part of a, experienced Core team with a high level of responsibility. The impact of this work is direct: incorrect game logic, missing round details, or inaccurate RTP monitoring can affect game delivery timelines, business performance, and regulatory readiness. If you enjoy working close to complex domain logic, reviewing technical implementations, understanding how games work under the hood, and owning systems where precision matters - this role will feel like home.

## Key Responsibilities

- Own, maintain, and evolve Playson’s Game Engine.
- Work on internal frameworks and libraries used by mathematicians to implement game logic and mathematical packages.
- Review and validate code written by mathematicians, ensuring quality, correctness, maintainability, and proper usage of internal frameworks.
- Contribute to the development and support of game engines used to run mathematical logic within our platform.
- Support integrations with external game studios by helping build wrappers and bridges between third-party game implementations and Playson’s platform.
- Work with data structures and protocols that connect game logic with frontend and backend systems.
- Contribute to RTP monitoring processes, including validation of production transaction data against simulation data and expected mathematical behaviour.
- Support and evolve tools used for mathematical review, simulations, data files, monitoring, and alerting.
- Implement and maintain round details logic required for regulated markets, ensuring that detailed game round information can be correctly provided to partners and regulators.
- Collaborate closely with mathematicians, backend engineers, platform teams, compliance stakeholders, and product representatives.
- Participate in code reviews and technical discussions to ensure a high engineering standard across the Game Engine domain.
- Investigate issues related to game logic, mathematical validation, monitoring, and engine behaviour.
- Participate in minimal on-call responsibilities related to the systems owned by the team, mainly around monitoring, alerts, and domain-specific incidents.
- Take ownership of a highly specialised area where quality, accuracy, and attention to detail are essential.

## Requirements

- Strong software engineering experience, ideally in backend, game engine, gaming, gambling, betting, or simulation-heavy environments.
- Strong background in C++ and experience working with legacy C++ systems.
- Good understanding of software architecture, code quality, testing, debugging, and maintainability.
- Experience with mathematical models, probability-based systems, simulations, random generators, or RTP-related logic.
- Experience reviewing complex code and providing clear technical feedback.
- Ability to understand domain-specific logic and work with technical systems where business rules, mathematics, and engineering are closely connected.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work with complex, non-standard technical challenges.
- Experience working with production systems where reliability, accuracy, and correctness are critical.
- Understanding of backend systems, APIs, data flows, and service-to-service communication.
- Ability to collaborate closely with non-engineering technical experts, especially mathematicians or domain specialists.
- Strong ownership mindset and willingness to become a key expert in a narrow but highly important technical domain.
- Product-oriented thinking, with an understanding that games are the core product and engineering decisions directly affect delivery, quality, and compliance.
- English communication skills sufficient for working in an international environment.

## Nice to Have

- Experience in iGaming, gambling, betting, game development, or casino games.
- Experience working with game engines, mathematical engines, simulation tools, or game logic frameworks.
- Experience with Node.js/TypeScript.
- Understanding of regulated markets and compliance requirements in iGaming.
- Experience with ClickHouse or other analytical/columnar databases.
- Experience with monitoring, alerting, and production diagnostics.
- Experience with AI-assisted code review or automated validation tools.
- Knowledge of microservices architecture and distributed systems.
- Familiarity with Kafka, gRPC, Kubernetes, or AWS.
- Experience integrating third-party games, external studio products, or wrapper-based solutions.
- Ukrainian language skills would be a plus.

## What We Offer

- Competitive Salary
- Quarterly Bonuses
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Unlimited Paid Sick Leave
- Remote & Flexible Working
- Private Medical Insurance
- Financial Support for Life Events
- Professional Development Budget
- International Exposure
- Regular Company Events

*Benefits may vary depending on location and contractual agreement

Recruitment Process

- HR interview
- Technical interview (with Live coding)
- Final interview

Join us today!

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## About Playson

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Playson is a leading supplier of iGaming technology, designing and developing premium online slot games and promotional tools for regulated markets worldwide.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: Sliema, Malta
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: iGaming, Online Casino Software, Slot Game Development
- **Target customers**: B2B; online casino operators and iGaming platforms globally.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Get More!" — a promise to partners that every product, service, and relationship carries added value. The company is on a mission to "create the fostering environment where your talent evolves with confidence."

## Products & Services
- **Slot Games**: A portfolio of 90+ premium online slot games, certified and licensed in 27 jurisdictions. Games are designed with deep mechanics and beautiful aesthetics for emotional engagement.
- **xEye Viewboard**: A standalone analytical and asset environment for professional decision-making. It helps partners (C-level, agents, managers) analyze casino performance, know player preferences across GEOs, and export game documentation.
- **Promo Tools**: A suite of marketing tools including Tournaments, Free Spins, Network Promotions, and Races. These tools are designed to increase player reactivation (up to 20%), bets growth (up to +50%), and loyalty (return rates of 70-75%).
- **xEye Platform**: A standalone promo tool and asset environment for partners.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (Private company).
- **Key Metric**: Over 150 million players reached globally, with a portfolio of 90+ games.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Partners with over 200 operators worldwide. Licensed by the UK Gambling Commission, Malta Gaming Authority, and regulators in 27 jurisdictions including the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Brazil, Colombia, Ontario, Germany, and Spain.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 12.3% year-over-year to 139 employees. Active job postings increased 57.9% year-over-year. Website traffic grew 76.6% year-over-year. The company operates in 31 countries and is expanding its regulated market footprint.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Regulatory Maturity**: Licensed and certified in 27 jurisdictions, including major regulated markets like the UK, Netherlands, Italy, and Ontario. This strong compliance foundation allows for safe scaling and is a significant barrier to entry for competitors.
- **Proven Commercial Portfolio**: A portfolio of 90+ games that are commercially successful, with a focus on mobile-first design and deep game mechanics that drive player engagement and retention.
- **Proprietary Technology Stack**: A robust tech stack including Kubernetes, ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, and a microservices architecture, indicating a sophisticated engineering environment.
- **Strong Partner Ecosystem**: Partnerships with over 200 operators globally, demonstrating a strong sales and distribution network.

## Strategic Focus
- **Regulated Market Expansion**: Continuing to enter and operate in new regulated jurisdictions, with a current footprint of 27 markets.
- **Product Innovation**: Developing new games and promotional tools (like xEye Viewboard) to enhance partner performance and player engagement.
- **Talent Growth**: Actively hiring across multiple departments (60 open positions), with a focus on engineering, design, and legal roles. The company emphasizes a "product-oriented mindset" and a culture of experimentation.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as a team with a "strong engineering focus and product-oriented mindset." Values include "Fail Fast. Learn Fast." (a culture of experimentation), "Up or Out" (promoting career development), and "Extraordinary Products. Extraordinary Results."
- **Work Model**: Remote & Hybrid work options available.
- **Perks**: Full medical insurance for you and your +1, development courses/training reimbursement, bonus system, flexibility in schedule, and twice-a-year corporate gatherings.
- **Engineering Culture**: A flat structure that enables direct idea-sharing with management. The company uses a modern tech stack including Kubernetes, ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, TypeScript, and Python.

## Sources
1. [playson.com](https://www.playson.com/en)
2. [playson.com/career](https://playson.com/career)
3. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/playson](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/playson)
4. [playson.com/about](https://playson.com/about)
5. [linkedin.com/company/playson](https://mt.linkedin.com/company/playson)

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