Senior Software Engineer

Position Summary

SciPlay is a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web platforms, providing highly entertaining free-to-play games that millions of people play every day for their authenticity, engagement and fun.

SciPlay currently offers nine core games, including social casino games Jackpot Party Casino, Gold Fish Casino Slots, Hot Shot Casino and Quick Hit Slots, and casual games MONOPOLY Slots, Bingo Showdown, 88 Fortunes Slots, Backgammon Live, and Solitaire Daily Break with offices all over the world!

Essential Job Functions:

• Work with multiple disciplines and teams to design and implement code and technologies to further our game's success
• Ensure exceptional code quality by following architectural guidelines, extending them as needed, and implementing effective systems when appropriate
• Stay apprised of and evaluate new technologies and programming practices
• Use Git on a daily basis to manage source code
• Perform code review for fellow engineers
• Research and utilize third party APIs (Facebook, Teak, Adjust, etc)
• Use front end web technologies to implement admin tools (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript)
• Mentor junior engineers and assist them with development and debugging
• Participate in on-site interviews with engineering candidates
• Determine feasibility by evaluating the product requirements, the problem definition, and proposed solutions, while also providing accurate estimates for what it would take to achieve those goals.
• Documents and demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments, and writing clear code.

Qualifications

Education: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent

Required Experience:

• 7+ years of software development experience
• Experience writing and debugging in a statically typed language like C#, C++ or Java
• Experience writing and debugging in a dynamically typed language like Javascript, PHP, Ruby or Python
• Experience developing games or other real-time applications
• Experience working with MySQL or another RDBMS
• Experience working with RESTful API architecture
• Strong problem solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills
• Experience with modern version control systems like Git and Mercurial
• Strong communication skills

Preferred Experience:

• Social / Mobile game development
• Experience with creating and maintaining packages.
• Experience with build/CI systems like Jenkins
• Experience with the Unity game engine
• Experience with PHP
• Understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and containerization technologies (Docker, Vagrant, etc)
• Experience with cloud services such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Microservice development (Node.js, Lambda, etc)

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Experience working from the command line and using common utilities (grep, tail, etc)
• Experience with NoSQL databases (Couchbase, Memcached, Redis, MongoDB, etc)
• Front end best practices using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Professional experience working in an Agile/Scrum/Kanban environment

We are SciPlay! We make games!

At SciPlay, we are programmed to think untraditionally, and we believe in doing what you love and doing it well. We take pride in our ability to stay ahead of the game! We are the brainiacs behind-the-scenes; innovating, dreaming, and navigating the social gaming world. Together, if we stay passionate and ambitious with our goals, no one can stop us from becoming the #1 social and casual gaming company.

A few of our highlighted perks and benefits:

·        Competitive salaries

·        Annual bonuses, matching 401k

·        Hybrid work model (3 days in office)

·        Fun environment: Open Office Concept with Ergonomic Seating and Standing Desks. Game Room featuring current generation consoles, numerous game titles, and various table games.

·        Food! Fully Stocked Kitchen with Beverages and Snacks, as well as company-paid lunches 2x/week

·        Paid Family Leave

·        Paid Volunteer Time

·        Annual 2-night company retreat

Read More About Our Values Here:

https://www.sciplay.com/life-at-sciplay

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At SciPlay we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. Both professionally and personally, we believe our differences are key to unlocking our superpowers. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles we have! #beYOU 

SciPlay is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Light & Wonder, Inc. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games! Learn more at www.lnw.com.

SciPlay Corporation and its affiliates (collectively, SciPlay) are committed to creating a workforce of credibility and dependability. As a prerequisite to employment with SciPlay (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to SciPlay conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you. This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above. SciPlay is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here EEOC Poster. 

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Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here for EEOC Poster.