Role Title: Game Frameworks Developer

Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Location: Hybrid (office based in Burton on Trent)

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Great games are the bedrock of Inspired, and our developers are at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for a highly motivated and highly skilled developer to join our Game Frameworks team. This is a key role where you’ll contribute not only to technical excellence, but to the overall quality and evolution of our proprietary game framework.

You’ll be involved throughout the full lifecycle of our products from initial concept and design through architecture, development, testing, and distribution working with cutting-edge technology on some of the most advanced gaming hardware in the industry.

What you will do:

As a Game Frameworks Developer, you’ll architect, develop and maintain robust, reusable libraries that enable our game teams to deliver high-quality products efficiently and reliably. Working as part of a small, collaborative team, you’ll help set technical standards, mentor others, and continuously improve our development practices.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Developing library code used by the game development teams
  • Working as part of a small development team to deliver projects to schedule
  • Writing efficient, stable, and flexible code suitable for production environments
  • Mentoring and supporting less experienced developers where required
  • Developing automated test code to validate library functionality
  • Working closely with QA teams to triage, debug, and resolve issues
  • Developing our in-house game engine and tooling
  • Estimating work, maintaining feature lists, and tracking progress throughout development
  • Producing clear technical documentation and contributing to standardisation
  • Continuously developing your own technical knowledge and programming methodologies

Key Experience Required:

  • Professional programming experience spanning 5 years or more
  • Expert-level knowledge of C++, particularly C++20
  • Knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, or C#
  • Knowledge of Graphics APIs, particularly DirectX 9 and 11
  • Knowledge of source control systems, particularly Git
  • Experience with asynchronous programming primitives (coroutines, goroutines, promises/futures, callbacks)
  • Provable experience of developing and maintaining code used over multiple projects

What we are looking for:

  • Expert-level C++ knowledge with proven commercial use
  • Experience developing and maintaining codebases used across multiple projects
  • Strong ability to work with existing code and solve problems beyond your immediate domain
  • Strong mathematical and probability skills
  • Experience with estimation, task breakdown, and long-term development planning
  • Experience of automated peer review processes
  • Familiarity with Agile, TDD, or BDD methodologies
  • Recent experience developing retail or online gambling applications

What’s in it for you

We believe in rewarding our people, so here’s what you’ll get:

  • Opportunities for personal development and career advancement through our bespoke training programmes.
  • 33 days of annual leave, inclusive of Bank Holidays, plus the option to buy and sell up to 5 extra days.
  • An extra day’s holiday during the month of your birthday as we want to celebrate ‘you’ to.

For more information about Inspired: https://www.inseinc.com/

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