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 SummaryJob Description
This Software Engineering position is part of the lottery division engineering 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 work alongside professional engineers in small teams reporting to a Software Development Manager. These teams are made up of career-minded professionals who have chosen to build solutions within the lottery industry.
As a Software Engineer, you will work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team developing and maintaining complex transaction processing systems. You should have a solid technical foundation, a willingness to learn, and the ability to contribute to software design, development, testing, and support activities related to the transaction engine.
Your domain will be a high-speed transaction engine that handles thousands of point-of-sale terminal devices and the transactions they produce.
The day-to-day job includes implementing changes, supporting production systems, estimating work effort, and developing new features.
Responsibilities / Essential Functions
Design, code, test, and debug source code and scripts.
Participate in solution discussions and contribute to technical designs based on requirements.
Participate in the requirements gathering phase of development projects.
Participate in code reviews and follow development best practices.
Assist in supporting production lottery systems when issues arise.
Work collaboratively with team members to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
Complete additional state-specific background checks beyond SG base checks as required.
Position may require travel up to 5% or less.
Other duties as assigned.
Position Qualifications
Required
BS in Computer Science (or acceptable equivalent experience)
Strong educational and technical background
3–7 years of programming experience, preferably in transaction processing or large-scale systems
Procedural application development in C on a Linux platform
Understanding of software development principles and debugging techniques
Strong knowledge and understanding of SQL Server databases
Shared memory and memory mapping concepts
Experience working with data structures and binary data handling
Shell scripting (BASH) and familiarity with Unix tools (awk, sed, tail, head, grep, etc.)
Experience with version control systems
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Ability to learn new technologies and systems quickly
Desirable
JSON/XML parsing
Familiarity with multi-threaded development concepts
System V IPC
OpenSSL for encryption/decryption
Proc SQL or ANSI SQL
Json/Xml parsing
gSOAP
System V IPC in a system with asynchronous processes
Postgres or SQL Server experience
TCP/IP socket programming with proprietary protocols
RESTful service integration in C/C++
Ruby or scripting language experience
TFS and GIT experience are beneficial
Lottery industry experience is a plus
Your Personal Strengths
Self-starter who strives to produce high-quality work
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
Positive attitude with a willingness to learn and adapt
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
Desire to stay current with software technologies and industry trends
“Do-what-it-takes” attitude. Seeking and using feedback for continuous quality improvements.
A record of employment stability.
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.
SG 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.
Skills Required
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 3-7 years programming experience, preferably in transaction processing or large-scale systems
- Procedural application development in C on a Linux platform
- Strong understanding of software development principles and debugging techniques
- Strong knowledge and understanding of SQL Server databases
- Shared memory and memory mapping concepts
- Experience working with data structures and binary data handling
- Shell scripting (BASH) and familiarity with Unix tools (awk, sed, tail, head, grep)
- Experience with version control systems
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to learn new technologies and systems quickly
- JSON/XML parsing
- Familiarity with multi-threaded development concepts
- System V IPC
- OpenSSL for encryption/decryption
- Proc SQL or ANSI SQL
- gSOAP
- Postgres or additional SQL Server experience
- TCP/IP socket programming with proprietary protocols
- RESTful service integration in C/C++
- Ruby or other scripting language experience
- TFS and GIT experience
- Lottery industry experience
Scientific Games Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Scientific Games and has not been reviewed or approved by Scientific Games.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes a solid starting PTO allotment plus a set of paid holidays, with a floating day and paid volunteer time also cited. Some higher‑level roles reference unlimited PTO, indicating added flexibility in certain areas.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Company programs emphasize well‑being, recognition, and community and volunteer involvement. Responsibility and sustainability communications consistently highlight these initiatives alongside core benefits.
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Affordable Benefits — Health insurance costs are often described as reasonable or affordable. Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is broadly available for U.S. roles.
Scientific Games Insights
What We Do
As a global leader in the gaming and lottery industries, Scientific Games' mission is to empower our customers by creating the world's best gaming and lottery experiences. Our casino, interactive and instant lottery games are designed to reach players wherever they are, whenever they want to play, and in any channel they choose: retail, casino or digital. For more than 85 years through our acquired companies, Scientific Games has delivered what customers and players value most: trusted security, creative content, operating efficiencies and innovative technology. Today, we offer customers a fully integrated portfolio of technology platforms, robust systems, engaging content and unrivaled professional services. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada with nearly 10,000 employees worldwide, we serve our customers from development, manufacturing, printing and commercial facilities on six continents. At Scientific Games, we establish long-term, collaborative relationships with our customers as trusted partners. Such partnerships allow us to build dedicated teams, fortify our knowledge base, and collaborate with our customers to improve our product and service offerings for the benefit of the industry. Our global customer base includes: - Commercial and Tribal Land-Based Casinos - Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) Operators - U.S. and International Lotteries (Government Sponsored and Private) - Central Determination Gaming Jurisdictions - Licensed Betting Operators - Licensed Online Casino Operators - Social Sites Offering Online Free-To-Play Casino Games
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