Hii Guest
Welcome to Outscal
Light & Wonder
100+ alumni working at similar companiesExplore gaming industy jobs in one of the leading Game Studios.
Learn the skills you need to get a job at Light & Wonder
Head of Studios
Undisclosed
5 Years +
Light & Wonder
Company DescriptionWe have an exciting new opportunity for a Head of Studios to join the Playzido Team (a division of Light and Wonder group). As a senior member, this position entails managing the strategic relationships and day-to-day operations with all the Studios within the Playzido network. The role will include close engagement with various internal teams too. Job DescriptionConduct monthly reviews with the studios to discuss games performance, pinpoint areas of improvement and explore potential business development opportunities Develop performance scorecards with key KPIs for each studio, enbaling data driven decisions and effective prioritisation Refine and implement the framework to onboard and manage the studios, with the aim to refining operational practice and streamlining efficiencies Oversee the onboarding process for new Studios Collaborate with the Playzido Project Managers and Studios to plan and manage the Studios deliverables for all the games Identify, manage risks and escalate issues, where appropriate Establish clear expectations and ensure accountability amongst team members Regularly update studios on games delivery progress and effectively communicate any issues or risks Proactive provision of continuous improvement by investigating ways to enhance the quality of processes and tools. Facilitate forums for enhancing game delivery with the Studios and ensure that the resulting outcomes are actionable with agreed ownership Stay informed about regulatory and product requirements, and clearly communicating their impact on each studio Attend and represent Playzido at Industry events. Assist in coordinating Playzido Partner events QualificationsExperience in managing partnerships and B2B account management concepts Excellent stakeholder management skills Impeccable organisation and communication skills, able to describe technical concepts to nontechnical people Fast working, accurate and professional Great at working with others, proactive with ideas and solutions Commercially astute, approaches problems and opportunities from the perspective of the Casino Strategy Worked within a regulated online environment as certification and regulation is baked deeply in our process. Knowledge of the gambling industry (specifically Casino) Additional InformationCompetitive benefits, an open and supportive environment as well as a modern and exciting workplaceThe opportunity to interact with global teams on a regular basisTangible and genuine development - at Light & Wonder, you can take your career where you want it to go!And if that’s not enough; you will get to enjoy a stunning work location and flexible working practices whilst we provide you with the guidance and development skills you need to progress quickly and enhance your career.We encourage and eagerly welcome all applications, however, due to the large amount of applicants that we receive, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
London, UK (undefined)
Posted 6 Days ago
Illustrator - Game Artist
Undisclosed
2 - 5 Years
Light & Wonder
Illustrator - Game ArtistFull-timeCompany DescriptionLightning Box is part of Light & Wonder which is the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment. We build new worlds of play, game experiences loved by players around the globe, powered by the world's largest and most trusted ecosystem. We are creators who are passionate about delivering the best digital experiences to players.Lightning Box is a gaming company situated on Sydney’s King Street Wharf. We are looking for an Illustrator/Game Artist to join our team. You will work with our team developing online and land-based casino games.Job DescriptionPrimary Responsibilities:As part of our Production team your main responsibilities will include:Create outstanding high quality Slot Game Art with a passion!Develop game concept art with consideration to composition, posing and expression.Produce stunning digital renders with a great understanding of lighting and colour.Work in different art styles from Cartoon and fun to Semi-Real and serious.Create beautiful game backgrounds with accurate perspective techniques.Collaborate with game designers and animators to create the teams game vision.Contribute to all aspects of game creation eg. game ideas, names and themes.Work in an organised manner adhering to companies file organisation guidelines. Secondary responsibilitiesCreate game info screens, reel layouts and game lobby icons.Assist with development of various game marketing items and assets.Participate in game reviews to ensure quality of final game product.Checking peer and own work for quality and accuracy.QualificationsEssential requirements:A complete portfolio that really shows your talent!Unbelievable illustration and digital painting skills.Fantastic Hand Drawn skills (not looking for photo montage work).Creative drive and the desire to improve art quality standards.Minimum 12 months experience in a similar creative art role.High level knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and confident in editing assets.Ability to work to strict deadlines while maintaining a high degree of quality.Able to work independently and in a team environment. and take direction from management.Self-motivation, attention to detail & excellent written and oral communication skills.Can take direction and will accept constructive feedback with a positive attitude. Highly Regarded:A similar role within the casino gaming industry.Graphic Design experience.A general interest in game design and gaming.Up to date in graphic techniques, trends and styles in the industry.A good level of technical and software knowledge.Experienced working on Windows operating Systems.
Sydney, NSW, Australia (undefined)
Posted 4 Weeks ago
Software Engineer
Undisclosed
2 - 5 Years
Light & Wonder
Software EngineerFull-timeCompany DescriptionLight & Wonder is the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment. We build new worlds of play, game experiences loved by players around the globe, powered by the world's largest and most trusted ecosystem. We are creators who are passionate about delivering the best digital experiences to players.Job DescriptionWe are looking for a Back End Game Developer to be our new team member in the Bingo and Lottery team.As Back-End Game Developer at LnW, you plan, design, develop and test the software you produce for the OPS game platform for customers located in different countries around the world. You will be joining a small multidisciplinary team that is passionate about Bingo so you will be a lead creator to the transformation of Bingo game server. You will follow your ideas from concepts on the whiteboard to their enabling in our customers' production environments.What will you do?Work in a small multi-cultural team to plan, design, develop and test new features and see them through the SDLC.Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, testable, high quality, safe and reliable code.Contribute to the team to improve code quality and maintainabilityResearch and introduce new technologies when applicableIdentify and escalate issues or areas that need improvementReview and refactor existing code with the aim of learning and improving our platform's reliability, robustness, performance, and operabilityMaintaining our documentation reflecting the changes that we do in our systemsSupport the Project Deliveries in the different Regulated MarketsQualificationsA bachelor's degree in computer science / software engineering or equivalent professional experienceExperience of Object-Oriented Design, Test Driven DevelopmentA minimum of 5 years professional experience in designing and developing software in C++Interaction with Relational (SQL) databasesGitExperience of working within iterative agile teamsExcellent team-player and knowledge sharerLifelong learning practitionerBalance the independent and self-driven personality with being humble and supporting other team membersDetail oriented, analytical thinker and problem solverDisciplined and highly organizedService orientedGood communication skillsFluency in EnglishIt would also be great to see these skills / experiences:Fluency in SwedishGeneral scripting skills: Python
Stockholm, Sweden (undefined)
Posted 4 Weeks ago
Senior Technical Operations Engineer
Undisclosed
5 Years +
Light & Wonder
Senior Technical Operations EngineerFull-timeCompany DescriptionLight & Wonder is the leading cross-platform global game company singularly focused on creating games that players love to play wherever they love to play them, be that land-based casino, online or on mobile. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada with 5,000 employees across six continents, we create content, hardware and systems that connect iconic titles across any place or channel. By turning games into expansive entertainment, Light & Wonder keeps thrilling players with characters and stories they can’t get enough of.Job DescriptionThe Infrastructure team within the iGaming division, the one building and maintaining our gaming infrastructure that serves customers across the globe. We are truly a global team with people in the US, Canada, Malta, England and Sweden. As a team, we are focused on problem-solving and providing high-quality services around the globe for our customers.Working together with the teams around the world makes it feel a lot smaller.We all take pride in what we do and together we make sure to deliver our critical 24/7 services.Job DescriptionTechnical Operations are responsible for maintaining the infrastructure and software solutions hosted in our global data centers, which deliver SG Digital’s SaaS solutions to B2B customers worldwide 24/7. As a Technical Operations Engineer you will be responsible for ensuring that our customer-facing applications are maintained and installed correctly. The role involves both production deployment and maintenance work as well as working on new customer implementation projects. The products you are working on are running on both Linux and Microsoft platforms. You will be focusing on technology and software and handling incoming incidents, change requests and problems. You will also be working closely with the product and development teams to ensure we get the most out of the software. ResponsibilitiesApplication management and deployment on SG Digital sitesPerforming installations and upgrades of applications according to SG Digital release processDriving operational requirements towards development and product management organizationsVerifying releases on an operational level such as stability and maintainability.Preparation of releases before live deploymentHandling of incoming incidents, change requests, problems and in-depth root cause analysesDocumentation from an application operations perspective. knowledge base articles, operation manuals, deployment instructions, incident and problem notes. QualificationsWe are looking for a person who has previous experience of working with Systems Administration or in a DevOps role. We believe that you love troubleshooting and get excited when you need to investigate new features. You are a flexible team player with strong problem-solving skills, have a passion for business and the ability to communicate with different stakeholders within the organization. You are curious and always want to improve yourself as well as the team. We also believe you have:At least 5 years coherent experience of IT support and system administration in Linux and application management.In depth architectural knowledge, focused on monitoring and operation of applications.Experience of working with tools like Git and Ansible for configuration and automation.A good understanding of networking and database operations and architecture.ITIL knowledge and understanding.An attention to detailHigh proficiency in EnglishKnowledge of a selection of the following additional technologies: Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, Java, Python
Montréal, QC, Canada (undefined)
Posted 4 Weeks ago
Software Integration Engineer
Undisclosed
5 Years +
Light & Wonder
Software Integration EngineerFull-timeCompany DescriptionLight & Wonder is the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment. We build new worlds of play, game experiences loved by players around the globe, powered by the world's largest and most trusted ecosystem. We are creators who are passionate about delivering the best digital experiences to players.Job DescriptionWe are looking for a bright and motivated individual for the position of Software Integration Engineer.You will be driving complex integration projects with the leading game providers and the greatest online casino operators in the industry.This is a customer-focused role and a large part of your time will be spent working with customers and partners, helping integrate external systems with the LnW Digital platform, products and APIs. The ideal candidate will need to find innovative solutions to challenging integration problems and have the hands-on technical ability to assist our customers design their implementation solution.Responsibilities:Meet with external customers and/or third-party game providers to determine requirements and define the scope of integration projectsParticipate in technical workshops with our customers about integrating into the LnW Digital OGS platform.Review and understand business requirements for the integration projectsBe the customer’s main point of contact whilst liaising with internal stakeholders regarding scope of integration projectsAnalysis, testing and troubleshooting of integrated software systemsProvide 2nd level technical support for integration issuesIdentify areas for process improvement, propose and implement solutionsPrepare documentation and present progress reports to stakeholdersQualificationsThe candidate must-haves:Previous experience in a similar role.Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, including the ability to communicate technical information to non-IT professionalsAbility to establish confidence, rapport and foster cooperative relationships with customers, partners and co-workersExcellent analysis and problem-solving skillsExperience with systems integrationSome experience with webserversGood working knowledge of Linux/Unix OSHave basic knowledge of any Object-Oriented Language preferable Objective CAbility to use Xcode, Safari Web Inspector.Have a basic understanding of HTML and JS for troubleshootingHave a basic understanding of HTTP requestsHighly motivated, able to work without supervision, eager to learn on the job and willing to work as part of a team It would also be great to see these skills/experience as well:Online gaming domain knowledgeWorking experience with distributed systems deployment and maintenanceExperience with Version Control SystemsKnowledge of web application developmentUnderstanding of computer networkingExperience with technical project management responsibilitiesAdditional InformationWhy would you enjoy working with us at Light & Wonder?Competitive benefits, an open and supportive environment as well as a modern and exciting workplaceThe opportunity to interact with global teams on a regular basisTangible and genuine development - at Light & Wonder, you can take your career where you want it to go!
Montréal, QC, Canada (undefined)
Posted 4 Weeks ago
Technical Development Manager
Undisclosed
2 - 5 Years
Light & Wonder
Technical Development ManagerFull-timeCompany DescriptionLight & Wonder is the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment. The company brings together 5,000 employees from six continents to connect content between land-based and digital channels with unmatched technology and distribution. Guided by a culture that values daring teamwork and creativity, Light & Wonder builds new worlds of play, developing game experiences loved by players around the globe. The company’s OpenGaming(tm) platform powers the largest digital-gaming network in the industry. Light & Wonder is committed to the highest standards of integrity, from promoting player responsibility to implementing sustainable practices. To learn more, visit lnw.com. Job DescriptionJob Description We’re looking for a talented Technical Development Manager to help us develop our portfolio of online Bingo and Lottery products for our customers. The candidate should not only have a deep understanding of people & agile game development processes, but also be a strong technical leader who can help identify and drive architectural improvements to our Bingo platform. This role requires someone with solid experience in leading continuous development in releases for our gaming platform, as well as shorter development cycles for online scratch ticket and similar games. The candidate should have proven experience tackling a wide variety of production tasks, including working and leading a team of developers, artists and QA engineers. You will have experience working in creative industries and can demonstrate the success launching and managing games across global markets. We are looking for someone to join our team that will ensure a high level of productivity, agility, and is passionate about people and our products. In addition to working on new product requirements, we are looking to improve our platform to ensure it can support ever increasing volumes of players and to reduce the timescales/effort of delivery to new customers. You will work with the existing team members to identify and drive through a program of work to allow us to meet these business objectives. If you thrive in a dynamic and fun environment and can showcase proven successes on a wide variety of projects that you have lead, you’re seeking a fast-paced, friendly environment, then come and help us make games that will be successful worldwide. Requirements: Hands on experience of delivering and working with complex, high volume systems Knowledge of the most common tools and methodologies for software development and design Able to make the right technical decisions driven by a commercial understanding Excellent ability to collaborate and manage the expectations of stakeholders, tailoring your approach when communicating to technical and non-technical audiences. Work with the team to identify and prioritise technical improvements to the product Problem Solver. Identify and fix bottlenecks, as well as clearing roadblocks both on the day-to-day and in the longer term. Cheerlead. Provide motivation, direction, and improve best practices within the team. Excellent communication skills Great attention to detail Can-do attitude Strong analytical, interpersonal and decision-making skills Drive to keep learning and inspiring. QualificationsQualifications 5+ years of experience in the digital creative industries Experience working with several of the following: SQL Server, React, Kafka, C++, AWS, Containers Experience and passion for agile development environment Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Excellent leadership and coaching skills, with the ability to transform business and people needs into tangible results, while inspiring and growing the teams, individuals, and processes simultaneously. Solid experience in implementing Agile-development-based best practices, principles, and methodologies. Experience of managing the full continuous development cycle, from planning a new release through to going live You are detail-oriented with great organizational skills and comfort with ambiguity. You have the ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment. You are able to work with remote teams and across time zones to foster a cohesive and creative work environment. Ability to work within a highly technical environment and leading development in a high transactional environment. Experience of working with regulated markets Experience of ISO27001 and audits Additional InformationWhy would you enjoy working with us at Light & Wonder?Competitive benefits, an open and supportive environment as well as a modern and exciting workplaceThe opportunity to interact with global teams on a regular basisTangible and genuine development - at Light & Wonder, you can take your career where you want it to go!And if that’s not enough; you will get to enjoy a stunning work location and flexible working practices whilst we provide you with the guidance and development skills you need to progress quickly and enhance your career.
London, UK (undefined)
Posted 4 Weeks ago
Senior Network Engineer
Undisclosed
5 Years +
Light & Wonder
Senior Network EngineerFull-timeCompany DescriptionLight & Wonder’s corporate team is comprised of incredible talent that works across the enterprise, defying boundaries to provide essential services in an extraordinary manner to ensure the success of the organization and the well-being of employees.Job DescriptionPosition SummaryWe are seeking a highly experienced Senior Network Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for providing operational support, working as an escalation point for the service desk globally, and designing and implementing network solutions across our campus and data centers. Additionally, this position will be involved in IT work related to mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, as well as network discovery and documentation. The candidate must possess a strong technical background and be able to work independently.Essential Job Functions: Provide operational support for the network infrastructure, including troubleshooting complex issues and collaborating with other teams within IT and external stakeholders across a multinational enterpriseDesign and implement network solutions across campus and datacenter networks. Provide expert technical support and guidance on highly complex design issuesServe as an escalation point for the service desk globally, providing technical expertise and guidanceParticipate in IT work related to mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, including network integration and separationConduct network discovery and documentation to ensure that the network is accurately represented and maintainedProactively utilize and develop network monitoring tools to notify the team of any issues. Monitor network performance and capacity and make recommendations for improvements and upgradesStay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to ensure that the network infrastructure is up to date and effectiveData Center operations experience – Build and maintain rack, cable, power, High Availability options, capacity planning and forecasting, disaster recovery/business continuity, load balancing and architecturesProvide technical mentorship and guidance to junior network engineers and other IT staff.QualificationsEducation:BS or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS or related field (or commensurate experience)CCNP/CCIE Enterprise, Data Center or Security is desirable5+ years' experience working as a network engineer in an enterprise environmentKnowledge, Skills, & Abilities:Experience working on merger, acquisition or divestiture related network integrations at an Enterprise level would be highly advantageousExcellent analytical and problem-solving skillsStrong communication and interpersonal skillsAbility to work independently and as part of a teamStrong business acumen, action oriented and results drivenProject management methodologies and techniques Routing Protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, PIM), static routing, redistribution and policy-based routingHigh Availability (StackWise, VSS, VPC, LACP, PAgP)Overlay Technologies (VXLAN, BGP EVPN, Cisco ACI)WAN Technologies (MPLS, SD-WAN, DMVPN, IKEv1, IKEv2, GRE)Firewalls (Cisco ASA, Cisco Firepower, FortiGate)Remote Access VPN Technologies and Posture AssessmentCisco ISE for authentication and NAC.Network Services (DHCP, DNS, RADIUS, NTP, TACACS+)Enterprise Wi-Fi and RF PlanningNX-OS, IOS-XE, IOS-XRAdditional InformationAdditional InformationCompetitive benefits, an open and supportive environment as well as a modern and exciting workplaceInteract with global teams and industry experts on a regular basisFantastic opportunities for career development and growth
London, UK (undefined)
Posted 4 Weeks ago
Mobile Platform Director
Undisclosed
2 - 5 Years
Light & Wonder
Mobile Platform DirectorFull-timeCompany DescriptionIf it’s iGaming, we know a thing or two. Our iGaming business is the digital arm of Light & Wonder. We are the world’s leading iGaming aggregation platform and content creation provider. The gaming industry is evolving at pace and there is a huge opportunity to continue to grow our leading position. Together with the wider Light & Wonder business we are uniquely positioned to transform the player experience, focused on being the world’s leading cross platform games company.At Light & Wonder iGaming, guided by a culture that values daring teamwork and creativity, we build new worlds of play, developing game experiences loved by players around the globe. Light & Wonder is going through an impressive transformation to become the leading cross-platform global game company.Job DescriptioniGaming have doubled in size over the past 2 years and now want to take advantage of the scale we have built. This role is to help design and extend our game aggregation platform to ship games to our customers to maximise the revenue potential across our player estate. This includes leading a team who are innovating and creating new services and tools for the worlds largest igaming aggregation platform. Also included are coming up with new and exciting mobile services to enhance players gaming experience, and data to help customers understand players behaviours to influence the next generation of games we design and build. This is a high visibility and critical role within Light and Wonder.Day to day will be working with DevOps and mobile developers to understand current bottlenecks, proposing and implementing solutions to allow for better flow or mobile games through our platform. A strong focus on automation and using pipelines/ cloud based services to enable this, and also to enhance or build new services for our customers. This role will work closely with our commercial and product teams to make sure we are responsive to customers needs and keep ahead of our competitors Position SummaryPlans, designs, develops and tests software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related tools. Mentor and coach junior developers to deliver world class services to our customers. Ensure quality delivery of games to our partners and end customersQualificationsRelevant certifications in EngineeringGood understanding of AWS/ Azure and relevant certificationsMandatory SkillsUnderstanding and experience in cloud native applicationsDev ops and Agile development.Experience managing teamsStrong stakeholder management skillsExperience in leading a team with good technical skills on above mentioned technologies Mentor team on engineering best practicesExperience in developing application which utilise messaging extensively Good To Have SkillsExperience in technical design documents creationiOS and Android native application developmentUnderstanding of data and tagging in AWS/ AzureUnderstanding of igaming/ gambling platforms and servicesAdditional InformationWhy would you enjoy working with us at Light & Wonder?Competitive benefits, an open and supportive environment as well as a modern and exciting workplaceThe opportunity to interact with global teams on a regular basisTangible and genuine development - at Light & Wonder, you can take your career where you want it to go!
London, UK (undefined)
Posted 4 Weeks ago
Lead Developer
Undisclosed
5 Years +
Light & Wonder
Lead DeveloperFull-timeCompany DescriptioniGaming: If it’s iGaming, we know a thing or two. Light & Wonder’s digital team leads the global gaming market, providing jaw-dropping content and innovative software that powers the world's most successful online gaming providers.Position SummaryAs a Lead Developer at LNW you will lead our development team to create a wide variety of online slot games using our in-house Typescript library, Synergy. You will be responsible for a team of developers with varied experience, ranging from junior to senior developer. You will also be responsible for allocating work within your team and keeping track of their progress. A large part of the role will also be maintaining games in production, both legacy and recent. These games are made with a variety of frameworks and as such you will be expected to be able to work on these without prior experience when necessary. In order to be successful in the role, you must have several years of development experience in a professional setting at a senior level or above. Although you will receive plentiful help from other team members, you should be able to learn and solve problems independently. You will have the opportunity to work with other LNW developers and team members around the world, gaining knowledge from them as well as from the Bristol office. Some examples of our completed games are available here https://igaming-demo.lnw.com Job DescriptionPrimary Responsibilities Manage a team of developers with mixed abilities. Hold regular catch ups with team members and weekly dev meetings. Take part in a variety of planning, update and estimation meetings. Program new interactive Typescript games alongside other developers. Ensure the code base maintains a good quality by reviewing Pull Requests. Lead the game client development, ensuring it is delivered on time and to a high standard. Integrate art and sounds provided by other members of the team. Fix any game issues found by our internal quality assurance (QA) team or clients. Take charge of managing live issues assigned to our studio. Hold daily stand ups to share progress with the team working on the game. Contribute suggestions or small fixes to our game framework, Synergy. Plan the development of games in detail prior to starting development. Assist in the hiring process. QualificationsEssential Several years of development experience in a professional setting at a senior level or above Previous experience managing a person or a team (such as leading development of a game) Thorough knowledge of Typescript and preferably other languages Completion of formal training in programming or software development via a university degree or equivalent course Strong leadership qualities, ideally with experience leading a small team Effective communication and interpersonal skills A high standard of coding and development practices Nice to haves Good knowledge using Typescript and Node.js Previous experience working with a game of any kind, particularly gambling games Knowledge of a wide range of programming languages Experience working in Scrum environments Knowledge of automation technologies such as Jenkins
London, UK (undefined)
Posted 4 Weeks ago
