Lead Developer

Join our dynamic and innovative team at Aristocrat as a Lead Developer, where you'll have the chance to create a significant impact! As part of our Montreal office, you'll lead an ambitious and hardworking group of engineers developing an exciting new mobile game. This role offers an outstanding blend of hands-on development and leadership responsibilities, allowing you to build the future of our core systems and features. We're committed to delivering outstanding gaming experiences to millions of players worldwide, and we need your proven experience to make it happen!

What You'll Do

• Write efficient, reusable, and maintainable code

• Provide technical analysis and documentation for new systems

• Mentor and guide game developers, offering technical direction and career development support

• Coordinate and negotiate with external team members across engineering, production, build, art, and QA

• Support sprint planning, technical prioritization, and roadmap execution

• Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to standard practices

• Identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the development cycle

• Champion quality, scalability, and performance across all systems

• Partner with production to coordinate and deliver engineering deliverables on schedule

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years of experience in software development

• 2+ years in a leadership or management role

• B.S. or equivalent experience in Computer Science

• Experience with microservice architecture

• Proficiency in building CI/CD tools

• Strong communication and negotiation skills

• Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical abilities

• Dedication to streamlining development efforts and reducing Time to Market

• Ability to foster a positive and collaborative team culture

• Adaptability to respond quickly to changes in project scope, requirements, or market conditions

Why Aristocrat?

Aristocrat is a world leader in gaming content and technology, and a top-tier publisher of free-to-play mobile games. We deliver great performance for our B2B customers and bring joy to the lives of the millions of people who love to play our casino and mobile games. And while we focus on fun, we never forget our responsibilities. We strive to lead the way in responsible gameplay, and to lift the bar in company governance, employee wellbeing and sustainability. We’re a diverse business united by shared values and an inspiring mission to bring joy to life through the power of play.

We aim to create an environment where individual differences are valued, and all employees have the opportunity to realize their potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, cultural background, disability status or LGBTQ+ identity. EEO M/F/D/V

• World Leader in Gaming Entertainment

• Robust benefits package

• Global career opportunities

Our Values

• All about the Player

• Talent Unleashed

• Collective Brilliance

• Good Business Good Citizen

Travel Expectations

None

Additional Information

At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.