Inspired Gaming UK

Inspired Virtual Gaming is the world’s leading producer of Virtual Sports events and creates virtual races, football matches, tennis, darts, boxing and other games with unparalleled realism. We supply to all the major UK and Italian bookmakers as well as a growing number of clients in many countries spanning most continents. Our games are deployed to clients via broadcast, streaming, in-venue machine solutions and increasingly via mobile devices.
Responsibilities
Working under Windows using MS Visual Studio primarily using C++, you will be part of a team involved in all aspects of development. This will include:

• Delivery of virtual events to clients.
• Research and development of rendering systems, game algorithms, new technologies and new products.
• Interfacing to a variety of bet management systems using a variety of protocols.
• Re-purposing existing systems to run in new contexts.
• Participating in design and code reviews.
• Identifying and addressing performance and stability issues with the software.
• Provide 3rd line support and troubleshooting issues for live software.
• Liaising with clients and regulators.

Skills required
• Preferably have a bachelor’s degree or higher in a traditional science subject, ideally computer science, engineering, or information systems.
• Commercial experience in MS Visual C++ under Windows.
• Be able to apply themselves to a wide and unpredictable range of software tasks.
• Be prepared to own the entire job, from initial analysis to release and documentation.
• Be able to switch between several concurrently active jobs.
• Strong technical background in software design patterns.
• Comfortable working under Agile principles.
• Be experienced in using version control systems – preferably SubVersion.
• Be able to design solutions that are modular, scalable and portable.
• Follow and promote software development best practices.
• Be able to work well in a team environment and communicate well with project managers, testers, developers, non-technical colleagues & clients

The following are desirable but not essential:

• Experience in some of the following areas: MFC, 3D graphics programming, audio, HTTP, client/server systems, windows sockets, JSON, XML, multi-threading, web technologies, streaming technologies, video encoding, code / system optimisation, TV systems, secure transactions, web services, low-level debugging, SubVersion, JIRA, Java, JavaScript, html5 and Node.JS.
• An interest in sports and betting.

To apply for this job please visit inspiredcareers.secure.force.com.