Junior Game Developer

Job description

Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, Playtech is a technology leader in the gambling industry with over 7,000 employees across 20 countries.

Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company delivering business intelligence-driven gambling software, services, content, and platform technology across the industry's most popular product verticals, including, casino, live casino, sports betting, virtual sports, bingo and poker. Read more about who we are and what we do here:www.playtech.com &www.playtechpeople.com

Here at Playtech, we genuinely believe that people are our biggest asset. Diverse thoughts, experiences, and individual characteristics enrich our work environment and lead to better business decisions. Recognizing differences and ensuring our processes are transparent is the core of Playtech's overall commitment to responsible business practices.

Ready to level up your career?

Playtech's Ash Gaming is looking for a Junior Game Developer with a curious mindset, excellent communication, and strong problem solving skills.

Job DescriptionYour influential mission. You will...

Develophigh-performance game simulations using in-house libraries and tools to validate and test mathematical models.

Give game producers the tools, information and data they need to develop successful games

Reportstatistical data from large sample sets of billions of games.

Creategame prototypes to develop and refine new and exciting game ideas.

Authortechnical specification documents to detail and explain complex models in a concise and complete manner.

QualificationsComponents for success. You have...

A BSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related degree with a 2:1 classification or above.

Practical experience of software design and development.

The ability to work as part of a team.

Strong problem-solving skills.

The ability to communicate complex ideas and concepts in a targeted, understandable manner.

Development experience in C#, Java or C++.

Game development engine experience such as Unity or Unreal Engine.

Practical experience of source control such as git or SVN.

Understanding and experience of agile development practices.

Good mathematical competency - probability and statistics a bonus!

Competency in Microsoft Excel.

A passion for gaming!

Thrive in a culture that values...

A professional and fun team environment, where we offer you proper training and knowledge sharing

Your personal and professional growth

Variety – no day is the same

An active lifestyle and provide you with a well-being package

Work-life balance, flexibility

Additional InformationASH GAMING

Ash Gaming is a leader in its field, focusing solely on providing innovative, best-of-breed games to the betting and gambling sector. Our customers are large operators, bookmakers and platform providers. We deliver specific custom projects for customers in the early online gaming market. We rapidly evolve delivering an extensive portfolio of products across the industry sectors in multiple languages.

Our fundamental approach is to deliver the highest quality gaming experience for the player whilst delivering a profitable game for our customers. Our teams achieve this using tried and tested approaches balanced with creativity and innovation, adding the magic that keeps players returning time and time again.

Playtechisanequalopportunitiesemployer.Ourmissionistowelcomeeveryoneandcreateinclusiveteams. We celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

09-05-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English