Job Posting Title
Senior Software Engineer
Summary
Aristocrat is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the team creating its next generation game development kit (NG-GDK). The NG-GDK will encompass software libraries, tools, plugins and process that enable amazing and engaging games. The NG-GDK will be built upon the latest game engine and cloud enabled technologies and will be used by studios across the Aristocrat family of companies to deliver casual and free to play games to a broad range of platforms.
The next generation team is small and focused and works with multiple studios and infrastructure teams around the world. The team works directly with the project managers, product directors, software developers, QA engineers, game designers and mathematicians to define the features of the NG-GDK. The features include rich runtime and design time audio and visuals, rapid prototyping tools, and on premise or cloud based distributed game simulations and data analysis.
The team is new and there is a big opportunity to influence the way games are designed, developed and tested and take Aristocrat to the next level.
What you'll do

• Coordinate with team members to expand the current feature set through designing and developing new features, services, tools, and infrastructure components
• Create prototypes of game features using C# on Aristocrat's platforms
• Demonstrate tools and techniques for debugging and optimizing desktop and mobile platforms
• Research and document best practices for C# software development and efficient feature usage
• Work closely with game studio software developers to adapt and transform existing software and development practices
• Work closely with the product team and game studios to identify and resolve issues
• Develop an understanding of broader platform deployment requirements ranging from desktops to mobile devices to cloud environments
• All other duties as assigned

What we're looking for

• 5 years professional experience in software development
• 3 years developing platforms, services, or frameworks with a multiple customers
• Experience working on complex systems or frameworks with multiple customers
• Experience in working with teams of 5 or more
• Skilled in the modern programming languages with a preference for C#
• Skilled in cloud and web programming with HTTPS, RESTful APIs, Websockets, and/or ASP.NET
• Experience estimating effort and establishing timelines for projects as well as communicating associated risk
• Excellent critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills with an eye for details
• Self-starting, adept at working independently, and understands how to balance and communicate risk
• A compassionate helper and who takes pride in work
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Why Aristocrat?

• World Leader in Gaming Entertainment
• Robust benefits package
• Global career opportunities

Our Values

• All about the Player
• Talent Unleashed
• Collective Brilliance
• Good Business Good Citizen

The US based roles may require registration with the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) and/or other gaming jurisdictions in which we operate.