Senior 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

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This Senior Software Engineer position is part of the lottery division engineer team at Scientific Games. Your work on this team will help enable the funding of good causes like education, health care, senior citizens, roads, bridges, state parks and trails as well as the environment.

Joining this team, you will be among peers in professional engineering that report up in small groups to a Software Development Manager. You will find these teams are made up of career minded professionals that have chosen to be in the lottery industry. 

In addition to the good causes lottery’s fund, lottery in general has proven to perform well through recessions. Even in 2020, we experienced growth in some verticals within the lottery division. 

The ideal candidate has strong SQL skills, able to write their own efficient stored procedures and ASP.Net engineering skills interacting with both JavaScript and or angular scripting. you will need to be able to work both independently and as part of a team that works on complex systems with engineering challenges.

Your domain will be a MS SQL server that is a foundation for ASP.net web pages and SSRS reports that help Lottery’s and its retails with reporting and configuration of their systems and their sales. Operations teams will depend on the software you write and maintain.

The day-to-day job is to implement changes, support production, analyze data and ways to report on it and when needed convert data and implement new systems.

Job Duties / Key Accountabilities

• Design, Code and debug source code. 
• Convert data from legacy or competitor’s systems for implementation projects
• Given requirements, document, suggest and design solutions
• Participate in the requirements gathering phase of development projects.
• Participate in code reviews as needed. 
• Occasionally participate in the support of production lottery systems when issues arise as an engineering expert.
• Once COVID travel restrictions are lifted the position can have up to travel 15% or less. 
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications / Skills / Knowledge

Required

• BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8 or more years programming experience writing your own T-SQL and stored procedures.
• 8 or more years programming experience SQL server.
• 8 or more years programming experience with ASP.net.
• Experience with Web services, AJAX, XML.
• Experience with SSRS.

Desired

• Good software estimation skills
• VB. Net/ C# .Net
• Reporting on financials
• Working with invoicing systems
• OpenSSL use for Encryption/Decryption
• Lottery industry experience a big plus
• Data conversion experience a big plus
• A self-starter who strives to produce high quality work.
• “Do-what-it-takes” attitude. Seeking and using feedback for continuous quality improvements.
• A record of employment stability.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• A hunger to stay up to date on software technologies

Qualifications

Education

• BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience

Years of Related Experience

• Years of experience 8 to 12 years

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

Scientific Games, LLC 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. 
 

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