Game Designer & Mathematician (Junior Role) -NetEnt Slots

Evolution is a multinational business at the forefront of the online gaming industry. We have an extensive track record of number 1s and are always looking for great people to help us create the next big product hit. Our team of 1,000+ engineers operates out of 8 engineering hubs running code 24/7/365 to serve users around the world. This is run through a modern software stack that supports over 250 fully automated releases per month in our main live environment. We believe in building in-house competence and agile work processes so that we can deliver on our Engineering mission: A flawless player experience.

We appreciate all applications and interest in Evolution. This is a hybrid - role based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Are you a mathematician and/or programmer who would also enjoy a creative outlet? Are you a gamer (board games, computer games, card games, role playing) and interested in the creative process of game design?  

  We are looking for a talented individual to join our innovative Math & Game Analytics team with a focus on NetEnt slot games. With a bit of time in this role, the perfect candidate will come to see themselves as a game designer; marrying their creativity and love for games with their skills in mathematics and/or programming. This individual will help turn novel game concepts into playable prototypes with the support of a talented team of developers and creatives. In this role, your ideas and contributions will be important to how these slot games turn out, as you will be on the front line in building and imagining the game prototype alongside our Game Directors.  
 
Responsibilities: 

• Learn new technologies and develop your skills while helping us achieve our goal of providing the best games on the market. 
• Work closely together with our Game Mathematicians, Game Teams and our core development teams to build games and create, improve, and maintain our tools and algorithms. 
• Develop, optimize and maintain our tools for prototyping, simulating and solving games. 
• Implement algorithms for solving statistical and combinatorial problems. 
• Implement game logic. 
• Investigate techniques, such as various optimization methods, to solve old challenges in new ways. 

Who are you?  
 
We're looking for a team player with an innovative personality and a passion for learning new things. You hold a natural talent for understanding and solving abstract and complex problems and have a good eye for detail. It is important that you have an interest in understanding how different math models relate to and translate into player behavior and what appeals to the end user. We think you should have an interest in games from a mathematical and player perspective.     

Skills & Experience:   

• University degree in Mathematics, Computer Science or equivalent 
• Proficient in a programming language and a good understanding of programming paradigms - such as OOP and functional programming. 
• Java programming experience is a plus but not a requirement 
• Strong mathematical intuition. 
• Fluent in spoken and written English 
• Team player with an innovative personality 
• Talent for understanding and solving abstract and complex problems 
• Detail-oriented  

Exiting opportunity at our brand-new office in the heart of Stockholm with amazing colleagues! Join our dynamic international team and be a part of a vibrate work environment where innovation thrives. Embrace the city´s energy as you contribute to our company´s growth! 

Join our dynamic international team and be a part of a vibrant work environment where innovation thrives. Embrace the city´s energy as you contribute to our company´s growth!

Evolution provides a dynamic and creative work environment with a unique opportunity for the right people to enhance their skills and drive their passion. Our culture is rooted in Evolution’s core values ALIVE, do RIGHT and work TOGETHER and we operate guided by our vision to become the leading supplier of online casino in the world.

Our benefits are

• Competitive pension, health and medical insurance
• 30 paid vacation days 
• Fitness benefit (Friskvårdsbidrag)
• Professional growth
• Sport activities, parties, team buildings 

If you want to be part of one of the most exciting industries in the world, then apply now and be a key player in our success story!

We appreciate all applications and interest in Evolution. This is a hybrid - role based in Stockholm, Sweden.