Principal Software Architect

The Software Architect is responsible for the technical design and implementation of software solutions, providing technical leadership to global software development teams. You will assist in the architecture decisions for all gaming platform projects. You will liaise with other teams as part of integration efforts and ensure our solutions are consistent with security, performance, and regulatory compliance. You will bring an entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to pitch in to get things done while inspiring those around you to collaborate on product design and development.

Essential Job Functions:

• Leverage your deep understanding of technology and our business to provide architectural direction to both on and offshore software development teams

• Assist in design and architecture decisions for all gaming platform projects

• Stay current with relevant software technologies and best practices

• Ensure the gaming platform projects meet our architectural standards concerning security, regulatory compliance, and performance

• Design, develop, and execute software solutions to address business requirements

• Provide architectural blueprints for development teams

• Remain plugged into architecture and security groups to ensure our solutions remain compliant with emerging standards

• Lead architectural design sessions with product and development teams

• Consider product strategy, time to market, cost, and available resources as part of overall architectural solutions

• Communicate and influence a variety of audiences, including those in non-technical roles

• Make effective build vs. buy decisions

Training and/or Experience:

• 3-5 years in Architecture experience

• A thorough understanding of Object-Oriented analysis and design and software architecture patterns

• Fluency in C++ and/or C# and related technologies

• Technical leadership and architecture experience

• Ability to work independently or as part of a team to build complex solutions

• General problem-solving skills and ability to methodically understand and resolve complex issues

• Ability to work with legal, compliance, IT, and other cross-functional teams to deliver strategic and tactical plans

• Proven ability to analyze and evaluate technologies and vendors to drive strategic and tactical recommendations

• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to develop presentations/communications that achieve maximum impact and influence

• Ability to navigate at all levels in the organization and interact effectively and confidently with audiences of varying skill sets and authority

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Broad technology experience in application development

• Experience in embedded and hardware driver development, testing, and troubleshooting

• Expertise in documenting and understanding different types of diagrams, including, but not limited to, data flow, context, and sequence diagrams

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.

Location:

Hybrid, Raleigh, NC
 

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:

The work conditions are representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations.

Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively, L&W) are engaged in highly regulated gaming businesses. As a result, certain L&W 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 L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, L&W requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to L&W 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. 

Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here for EEOC Poster.