Senior Software Engineer

Company: Scientific Games
Location: Alpharetta
Posted on: April 1, 2021

Job Description:

Lottery games are one of the biggest consumer products on the planet and Scientific Games is the world's largest supplier. Our lottery games have been entertaining and thrilling players since 1973. Most importantly our games fund good causes like education, health and welfare, senior citizens, roads, bridges and the environment. Scientific Games supports lotteries in more than 50 countries by delivering industry leading marketing and insights, unmatched retailer innovation, developing first class mobile-based products and most recently launching our virtual SG Sports betting platform. We are looking for employees interested in helping Scientific Games strengthen our position as the world's foremost leader in lottery products and services. Position Summary Job Description The Shared Services Senior Software Engineer works within Scientific Games and is responsible for providing senior engineering development and leadership on Shared Services products development and enhancement, implementation projects and maintenance/support needs. The Senior Engineer leads a diverse technical team to ensure the successful and timely implementation of SGI's Shared Services products along with related services. The ideal candidate has senior engineering and architecture experience among diverse teams that promote innovation, growth, company value and customer satisfaction with the solutions delivered. The candidate must effectively understand and analyze both business and technical requirements while keeping in mind the big picture in the development of the company's future products. This position must demonstrate a high degree of initiative and is accountable for the technical implementation of all software related tasks assigned to their team. The Senior Software Engineer reports to and is directed by the Shared Services Software Development Manager.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions
--- Manage and lead the delivery of new product features, implementations, integrations to SGI and 3rd parties, maintenance and other technical projects.--
--- Work closely with internal and external customers to make sure that the applications meets the needs of the business and SGI's SLAs.
--- Coordinate the establishment and execution of product development and architectural roadmaps that align with the company's overall vision.--
--- Work with team members on technical and professional skills to enable career growth for team members
--- Ensure delivery of quality work with clear, well-commented code as scheduled in accordance with technical design and product requirements
--- Help refine and enforce shop standards for development and testing activities.
--- Adhering to SGI's and industry security standards
--- Strong knowledge of software testing--
--- Maintain project-related documentation in anticipation of internal and third-party audits.
--- Assist in the preparation of responses to RFPs including technical responses, sizing, costing, schedules, product demonstration and other related tasks.
--- Maintain up to date knowledge on new programming methods and technologies in order to anticipate and accommodate future changes dictated by business and technical growth.
--- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members.--
--- Conduct interviews for new staff.
--- Other duties as assigned. Education Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.--
Years of Related Experience 15 or more years programming experience, preferably in a large-scale transaction processing or other complex system, is a plus. --- Expert level knowledge of the Microsoft .Net Framework. --- Working knowledge of Entity Framework --- Experience with Test Driven Development using nUnit --- Experience writing and maintaining WCF services both in a IIS hosted and self-hosted environment --- Experience designing and developing RESTful services using Microsoft's WebAPI --- Solid working knowledge of Team Foundation Systems (TFS) for source control and collaboration --- Exposure to Continuous Integration and automated builds using Windows Workflow and TFS --- Experience with ThinkTecture Identity Server a plus. --- Development expertise in C#, ASP.NET, XML, Web services, SQL Server, WPF, and AJAX
--- Strong expertise in SQL Server design and development patterns. This includes SSRS, Stored Procedures, Views and complex T-SQL --- Working knowledge of MySQL 5.5+ --- Exposure to NoSql databases or methodology such as Riak, CouchDB, Mongo, etc. (Riak Preferred) --- Exposure to Outsystems Development Platform is a plus.
--- The product and the team are very back end oriented and have a large number of integrations to 3rd party's key to the functionality delivered.--
--- This position requires a well-rounded software engineer that is willing to work in any area of the system that requires maintenance and/or new development.
--- Experience in Customer Interaction and Requirements Analysis--
--- Experience in Software design and architecture, Client / Server programming, Database programming, Source Control/Configuration, Real-time server programming, High availability environment programming and User interface implementation.
--- Knowledge regarding Agile Development processes and methodologies, is a plus
--- Exceptional interpersonal, verbal communication and writing skills.
--- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment where multiple projects must be delivered simultaneously.
--- Lottery business experience is a plus
--- Demonstrated commitment to technical development as evidenced by continuing education and professional certifications is a plus.
--- Experience working with resources overseas is a plus
-- Your Personal Strengths
--- Strong leadership and architecture skills
--- Strong organizational skills
--- Strong ability and experience in driving technical delivery of large complex projects.
--- Ability to work with a wide range of delivery and support teams in a matrix organization.--
--- Careful and detail-oriented work style
--- Strong analytical skills and excellent problem solving abilities.
--- Work well under pressure.
--- Ability to communicate and articulate complex technical issues, resolutions and planned actions to a diverse set of internal and external customers.--
--- Place value in keeping commitments and achieving high quality results
--- The ability to move between projects with little notice and the ability to adapt quickly.
--- Dynamic environment with a wide variety of technologies and business lines.
--- Overtime and weekend hours may be required to meet project schedules and other deadlines.--
--- Travel requirements: Up To: 20%.

Physical Requirements
--- Office environment - Heavy computer use
Work Conditions Scientific Games Corporation and its affiliates (collectively, "SG") are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As a result, certain SG 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 SG complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, SG requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with SG (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to SG 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.--

SG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you'd like more information, please click on this link: EEO Poster --Posted 22 Days Ago --R302673 About Us At Scientific Games, we are committed to making the best games, platforms and systems in the world. We are looking for smart, passionate and creative people to join our team and help us transform the gaming world. We are a global, industry-leading gaming technology company that embraces challenge, fosters an inclusive culture, values integrity, innovation and winning, and is committed to developing and supporting its people. Scientific Games Corporation
Corporate Headquarters
6601 Bermuda Road
Las Vegas, NV 89119

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