Senior Platform Engineer
Light & Wonder, Inc Open · verified Oct 24, 2026 At a glance
Senior Platform & Infrastructure role at Light & Wonder, Inc. Bangalore · full-time.
Pay not stated Platform Engineer salary
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What you'll do
- Build self-service paths so game teams can create environments, deploy releases and troubleshoot without waiting on others
- Develop the internal platform across delivery pipelines, environments, observability and infrastructure
- Design backend services, including their APIs, data structures and testing approach, alongside the infrastructure they use
- Find developer workflow problems through data, feedback and direct investigation, then improve reliability and automation
- Own system monitoring, service-level targets and on-call work while shaping longer-term platform direction
What you bring
- At least five years in software engineering, focused on platforms, infrastructure or DevOps
- Production service experience in C#, Go, Python or TypeScript, beyond scripts and integration code
- Experience operating distributed systems on AWS using containers such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Strong engineering judgment and a product-focused approach to improving developer workflows
Who this fits
This suits a hands-on senior engineer who enjoys improving the tools and workflows used by game development teams. The role is based in Whitefield, Bengaluru, with four office days each week, and includes on-call participation. The final interview is in person.
From the employer
SciPlay is a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web platforms, providing highly entertaining free-to-play games that millions of people play every day for their authenticity, engagement and fun.
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Position Summary
Position Summary
We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer with strong product thinking and a passion for developer experience. In this role, you will design and build software services as well as the platform they run on, working across infrastructure, backend services, and tooling to support our game devs. You will collaborate with multiple teams to identify friction points, improve workflows, and deliver scalable, reliable solutions.
This position requires a hands-on engineer who can balance quick wins with long-term improvements, take ownership, and drive impact across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
Build self-service workflows and golden paths that let game teams provision environments, deploy, and troubleshoot independently, backed by clean APIs and maintainable code.
Design, build, and maintain internal developer platform capabilities (CI/CD, environments, observability, infrastructure).
Make architectural and design trade-offs for the services you build, including API contracts, data models, and testing strategy, not just the infrastructure they run on.
Identify and resolve developer pain points through data, feedback, and hands-on investigation.
Promote engineering excellence, including reliability, automation, and maintainability.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and drive improvements.
Own operational aspects of systems, including monitoring, SLIs/SLOs, and on-call participation.
Contribute to architectural decisions and long-term platform strategy.
Requirements:
5–10+ years of software engineering experience (platform, infrastructure, or DevOps focus).
Strong product mindset with a passion for improving developer experience.
Strong software engineering fundamentals, demonstrated by designing, implementing, and maintaining production services in at least one of C#, Go, Python, or TypeScript, not just scripts and glue code.
Experience building and operating distributed systems on AWS in containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Nice to Have:
Experience working with game development teams.
Background in internal developer platforms or large-scale tooling.
Knowledge of security, compliance, or platform governance.
Interview Process:
1. Initial screening (tech - 30 mins - virtual)
2. Tech Interview (Engineering - virtual)
3, Tech Interview (Design - virtual)
4. Final Interview ( Mandate - In-Person)
5. HR
Work Model: 4 days in a week work from office.
Location: ITPB, Whitefield, Bengaluru
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