Software Development Manager

1 Month ago • 10-15 Years • Research & Development

Job Summary

Job Description

The Software Development Manager at Scientific Games leads major implementation projects for the central gaming system. Responsibilities encompass all aspects of software delivery, from requirements gathering to sales and cash lottery product launches, including data conversion planning and monitoring. The role involves managing people and projects, guiding software direction, reviewing requirements, driving estimations, and ensuring timely delivery. This includes providing technical guidance and mentoring to team members, collecting business requirements, developing project schedules, and assisting with code implementation and design. The manager is responsible for employee mentorship, evaluations, and maintaining a highly motivated team, while ensuring quality work and adherence to schedules and technical design.
Must have:
  • 10+ years management experience
  • 5+ years senior programming experience
  • Familiar with software design methodology
  • Experience with source control tools
  • Excellent communication and time management skills
Good to have:
  • Real-time server programming experience
  • High availability environment programming
  • User interface implementation experience
  • Knowledge of security concepts and industry standards

Job Details

Scientific Games:

Scientific Games is the global leader in lottery games, sports betting and technology, and the partner of choice for government lotteries. From cutting-edge backend systems to exciting entertainment experiences and trailblazing retail and digital solutions, we elevate play every day. We push game designs to the next level and are pioneers in data analytics and iLottery. Built on a foundation of trusted partnerships, Scientific Games combines relentless innovation, legendary performance, and unwavering security to responsibly propel the global lottery industry ever forward.

Position Summary

The Software Development Manager works on major implementation projects for the central gaming system software group.  The manager is the primary owner of all aspects of software delivery, from insuring requirements are clear to starting to sell and cash lottery products.   This includes planning and monitoring any data conversion.  New features, reports, interfaces and the people who development them are the responsibility of the manager.  This is a challenging and rewarding position that is very highly respecting within Scientific Games.  All this requires a good mix of technical skill, verbal and written communication skills, project and personnel management. The day-to-day job is to manage people, projects, guide software direction, review and or gather requirements, drive estimation and deliver against those estimates.

Responsibilities

  • ​Provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members as needed for completion of work items.
  • Work with team members on technical and professional skills to enable career growth for team members
  • Provide plans, schedules and status to all levels of management and customers
  • Collect and document business requirements as needed
  • Develop project schedules and monitor project progress in conjunction with senior management
  • Assist all software engineers with hands on code implementation and code architecture and design as needed on projects
  • Responsible for mentorship, evaluations, conflict resolution and recognition of the staff to maintain highly motivated and engaged employees
  • Demonstrate a high degree of initiative and is accountable for the timely completion and thorough implementation of all tasks assigned to them
  • Ensure developers deliver quality work as scheduled in accordance with technical design and product requirements
  • Maintain up to date knowledge on new programming methods and technologies
  • Direct customer interaction for many parts of the projects.
  • Other duties as assigned.
  • Travel - 25%

Qualifications

Required

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

  • 10 years plus of management experience
  • 5 years plus senior programming experience, preferably in a large-scale transaction processing or other complex system, is a plus.
  • Ability to supervise production support activity outside of normal office hours.
  • Familiar with current software design methodology and architecture.
  • Experienced with Industry Standard Source Control/Configuration tools
  • Experience with Real-time server programming, high availability environment programming and User interface implementation a plus.
  • Ability to mentor, encourage and manage developers through stressful projects
  • Knowledge of security concepts and industry standards
  • Knowledge regarding many SDLC processes and methodologies
  • Good interpersonal, verbal communication and writing skills.
  • Good time management skills and ability to work in a dynamic and customer centric environment.
  • Good interpersonal, verbal communication and writing skills.
  • Good time management skills and ability to work in a dynamic and customer centric environment.

Desired

  • Organizational skills
  • Careful and detail-oriented work style
  • Planning, risk assessment with mitigations
  • Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
  • Build and lead a team.
  • Ability to communicate and articulate technical issues to audiences of various types.
  • Local to Atlanta, GA

Education/Qualifications

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

  • 10 years plus of management experience

SG 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.

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About The Company

It’s an exciting time as Light & Wonder carves its own path forward as the leading cross-platform global game company, and Scientific Games continues as the world’s leading lottery company and partner of choice for government lotteries.


These strategic business transformations have been a year in the making and would not be possible without a true collaborative effort.

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