Mathematician

Gaming:

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

Our main Studio location is the XYZ Building in Manchester City Centre, UK, however this role will be based in either Vienna, Austria or Eastern Europe, preferably Bulgaria. We're looking for people who are full of ideas, want to challenge the norm and work to our core values…

Dare to be Bold - We always bring courage to work to reach for the unbelievable.

Uphold Integrity - We promote accountability and respect to raise the bar for ourselves and the industry.

Never Settle - We relentlessly push forward to create the extraordinary in every detail.

Celebrate Prospectives - We combine diverse talent to look at the familiar in unfamiliar ways.

Win as a Team – We bring out the best in each other to share collective success.

The ideal candidate will have experience in creating maths models for gaming machines in EMEA. They will have strong educational grades in Maths and be confident with their programming skills. Ideally this will be within C++, but C# or a related language will be acceptable. A strong understanding of spreadsheet math modelling is also required. Full training and mentoring will be given along with the potential for career development opportunities.

Full training and mentoring will be given along with the potential for career development opportunities.

*Please note, we are unable to sponsor visas at this time. If you require visa sponsorship now or in the future we will not be able to progress with your application.*

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to initial concept design
• Produce software simulation and/or spreadsheet math model of concepts.
• Maintain a thorough and current knowledge of the markets that the company is involved in

Qualifications

Qualifications

Essential:

• Mathematics Degree (or related e.g. Computer Science)
• Software development skills, ideally within C++, but can be C# or related
• Spreadsheet math modelling
• Background in mathematics, particularly in math models
• Enthusiasm for gaming products

Desirable:

• Experience in software such as C++ (or related), ideally within C++, but can be C# or related
• Proven success in design within the Casino/Gambling environment
• Passion for gaming products
• Technical design flair and vision
• Musical aptitude is a bonus for contributing to our game jingles.

What can we offer?

• Annual performance bonus
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working
• Day of paid leave to work on charitable projects
• Half Day for Health (encouraging you to take time away for you & your well-being)
• 5% employer pension contributions
• A reward platform offering a cycle to work scheme and shopping and lifestyle discounts/cashback
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Light & Wonder are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from all walks of life regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.

If you are invited to an interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.