The role, as advertised by Second Star Games

We're looking for a Senior / Principal Gameplay Software Engineer who shares our passion for flawless mechanics and creative vision, and who will help make every move, swing and jump in Neverland feel unforgettable. Who you are You have an eye for detail and an obsession with perfection. You use every tool available and are excited to join a small, in-office team creating joy. You'll have demonstrable AAA experience, be fluent in Unreal Engine, and be able to dissect mechanics and expose their flaws. You will have made mistakes and learned from them, and you will suggest solutions others haven't. You will offer something others can't. Who we are We're a small team with extensive experience. We value quality over quantity and understand that great gameplay is built on a solid, well-structured foundation. We use automation so we can focus on creation. We have Technical Artists leading how art is built, we use external contractors to augment our skill sets, and we're building automated profiling and functional testing to ensure that what we build stays solid and performant. We have passion, and we're building something to be proud of. Ways of working

Tuesday to Thursday in our Warrington studio
Monday and Friday at your discretion, though many of us are in the office
Flexible working within core hours, 10:00-16:00

Benefits

25 days holiday plus UK bank holidays
4% company pension scheme
EMI share options for eligible employees
High-spec hardware and software provided

This role at a glance

This is one of 120 programming and engineering roles open in England today, out of 546 live games jobs across the UK, and Second Star Games is hiring for 3 other roles alongside it. Going by the title it’s a lead / principal role, combining hands-on work with setting direction or managing others. Second Star Games doesn’t publish the salary here; across the 3 programming and engineering roles on the board that do, the median is £40k.

Discipline: Engineering
Level (from the title): Lead / principal
On gamesJobs since: 24 Jun 2026
Other Engineering roles in England: 119

About Second Star Games

Second Star Games is a studio based in Warrington, founded in 2025 by Tom Stone, a former managing director of TT Games. It is developing Neverland: A Peter Pan Adventure, a co-operative adventure game.

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