Lead Software Engineer

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

Experience: 8 to 12 Years

Job Description:

• Build and maintain functionality for our next-generation Lottery platform.
• Manage and contribute to the technical end-to-end delivery of projects.
• Maintain strong relationships with both external and internal customers.
• Develop technical specifications, participate in design/code reviews, create test cases, and perform Test Driven Development (TDD).
• Ensure engineering best practice principles are always applied.
• Design solutions that align with the strategic direction of the company.
• Build reusable, high-quality code and libraries for future use across multiple projects.
• Collaborate with team members, designers, and stakeholders to deliver features.
• Take ownership to build scalable, reliable, and performant code that complies with internal code guidelines.
• Influence the development of individual features and products, incorporating best practices and patterns throughout the engineering lifecycle.

Required Skills:

• Strong technical skills with Java 8 and above, Spring Boot.
• Experience in building Microservices using Spring Boot.
• Proficiency in MySQL/SQL/Oracle.
• Solid knowledge of Data Structures, Design Patterns, and Object-Oriented Programming Principles, with experience in Multi-Threaded applications.
• Experience with TDD, code testability standards, JUnit/Mockito.
• Experience working with Messaging middleware (ActiveMQ/RabbitMQ).
• Proficiency in scripting and working in a Linux environment.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.

Additional Skills:

• Performance tuning skills, including refactoring, code profiling, and monitoring.
• Experience with automated testing and CI/CD, Jenkins.
• Knowledge of GitLab/GitHub/version control tools.
• Familiarity with documentation tools like Swagger and bug tracking tools like Jira.
• Experience with Dockerization of applications (Docker).

Good to Have:

• Experience with Jasper Reports.

Qualifications

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