Game Framework Engineer
3 weeks ago
Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. At Light & Wonder, it's all about the games, and our Gaming team builds cutting-edge technology, products, and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.
Position Summary
The Senior Software Engineer works within the GDK (Game Development Kit) organization to support the development of compelling game experiences for casino products. The global GDK organization focuses on the development of a gaming framework for use in all Light And Wonder gaming applications. The primary responsibility of this position is to deliver high quality and timely software for all assigned projects. It will require the development, support, and maintenance of a reusable gaming framework used by multiple Game Development Studios around the globe. This position must demonstrate a high degree of initiative and is accountable for the thorough implementation of all tasks assigned.
Responsibilities:
•Design and implement essential gaming features following direction from game design within
the constraints of gaming jurisdiction requirements
•Develop expert knowledge of GDK code base and subsystems and contribute to its
development, advancement, and maintenance
•Seek improvements to existing code and processes
•Effectively gather requirements for all tasks
•Follow internal coding standards, engineering best practices, and team processes in all tasks
•Build expertise in all software development tools used internally
•Work closely with other departments on identifying and creating reusable software components
•Work independently to design and implement solutions for projects and tasks of moderate to high complexity
•Provide timely, accurate project reports and information to lead engineer
•Maintain up to date knowledge on new programming methods, best coding practices, and new software technologies
•Maintain understanding of competitive products and technology
Qualifications
Education:
•Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent
Required Experience:
•5-7 years of professional programming experience in a software development team
•C++, C# development
•Object Oriented programming and design patterns
•Experience with development tools including IDEs, debuggers, bug tracking and source control systems required
Preferred Experience:
•Game Development experience preferred
•Unity or equivalent game engine is strongly preferred
•Able to understand hardware engineering and hardware components
•Python, batch, PowerShell scripting preferred
•Confluence, Jira, or equivalent project development tools preferred
•Linux/Unix experience is a plus
•Automated Testing
•Familiar with continuous integration/deployment
•Experience with virtualization is a plus
•Software design and architecture experience preferred
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
•C# .Net experience is required
•TDD
•Agile Development practices
•Use of Performance monitors for optimizations
•Code reviewing skills
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.
Work Conditions
LNW and its affiliates (collectively, "LNW") are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As a result, certain LNW employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or contracts. In order to ensure LNW complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, LNW requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with LNW (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to LNW 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.
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