Senior Front End Engineer - Gaming

At Camelot Lottery Solutions we design, build and deliver compelling and complex digital gaming solutions for lotteries around the world helping them do what they do best: create winners and support communities. What’s our secret for leveraging digital impact for our clients? Years of experience in the industry, an extensive knowledge base and a diversely talented team. Our collective expertise enables our clients to reach new players, expand their brand engagement and build long-term growth through sustainable and impactful technical solutions.

What sets us apart is our ability to seamlessly engineer a technical solution to meet a client’s vision - and to have fun while we do it. Our ethos is built on trust and teamwork: two core values that empower our team to be trailblazers and ultimately underpin everything we do. We have teams in Greece, Chicago, the UK, and Ireland working together to achieve common goals. We are a learning environment, with multiple opportunities for growth and development, and we will support your career path through actual projects, coaching, and 360 feedback. We are proud of where we are today, but we’re still growing, which means we need more brilliant people who share the same values.

Do you want to join us on the next part of our exciting journey?

The team:

Join our games team passionate about creating interactive and fun games in the area of Digital Lotteries. As a Game Front End Engineer, you’ll be part of a Scrum team for conceptualizing, designing and “breathing life” into our lottery games. You will have the opportunity to utilise the full range of your skills and work alongside a great team of people. We work as part of cross-functional teams located in Greece, London, Ireland and Chicago.

The role:

The role involves some challenging work designing and developing HTML5 game content for the lottery and gaming industry. You should be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of Object Oriented Programming and be proficient in modern Javascript (ES6+). Also have a good understanding of Javascript Graphics APIs (Canvas, WebGL). Experience at the Pixi game framework would also be a positive benefit, along with a commercial understanding of game design and a creative mind. You will be working on and have input on all aspects of our games from design to launch.

Requirements

You should:

• Possess a good understanding of game requirements and usability
• Continually improve code quality through automation and code reviews
• Contribute innovative and original ideas
• Maintain up-to-date working knowledge of all appropriate existing technologies as well as new techniques and tech
• Be able to mentor junior team members and share knowledge with the team
• You should also be a confident and accomplished communicator with commercial awareness and fit in with our highly active and integrated team and work processes

You’ve got to have :

• Computer Science Degree (BSc or higher)
• Strong understanding of Object Oriented Programming
• Minimum experience in Front End engineering role of at least 4-5 years
• Proficiency with Modern ES6+ Javascript
• Demonstrable experience in working with Spine/Pixi and/or other 2D animation software
• Commercial understanding of game design and a creative mind
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal)
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback in a positive/professional manner
• Organize and prioritize work effectively, able to adjust in a changing environment
• Enjoy working collaboratively
• Be able to work in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects and as part of a highly-skilled team.
• A desire to learn new skills and develop your existing skillset
• Positive attitude and a good sense of humor
• Bonus: You are an active member of the game development community

Benefits

We are an energetic group of passionate professionals that will support your talent, innovation, and curiosity! You will be given an environment full of challenges to flourish in. By joining our team, you will enjoy benefits that make you more productive and contribute to your development:

• Attractive salary and a bonus plan
• Health insurance plan including dependents
• Well-being allowance
• Biannual Developmental 360° feedback framework
• Coaching sessions
• Continuous Training
• Extensive leave plan (annual/sick)
• Employee Assistance Program with specialized Counselors / Licensed Psychologists
• Enjoyable and stable working environment
• Flexible working arrangements (fully remote/hybrid)

CLS is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and our employees, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, medical condition or disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, or marital status.

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