Mark Lyons

Game Engineering Manager @Igt Playdigital

GB

Experienced and hands-on engineering leader overseeing development in multiple cross-functional squads delivering high-quality casino games. I lead with a focus on clean, maintainable code, predictable delivery, and strong developer experience.Responsible for hiring, mentoring, and growing engineers across the UK and Europe.Champion best practices in game development, including coding standards, framework evolution, and studio-wide consistency.Lead technical initiatives to improve developer workflows.Collaborate closely with product, art, animation, and QA to ensure timely, bug-minimized game delivery.Regularly involved in performance reviews, goal setting, and career development for engineers.Advocate for a customer-service mindset within engineering, helping teams deliver work that is easier to integrate, maintain and scale.

North Trafford college

City & Guilds level 2 VB.NET, VB.net

The Manchester Metropolitan University

Bsc Applied computing, Computer Science