Software Engineer – Transaction Engine, C, Unix

Position Summary

Software Engineer – Transaction Engine, C, Unix

This Software Engineering position is part of the lottery division engineering team at Scientific Games. The role supports the funding of public benefit programs through transaction processing systems.

• 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.

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.
• 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.
• SystemVIPC.
• OpenSSL for encryption/decryption.
• Proc SQL or ANSI SQL.
• gSOAP.
• SystemVIPC 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.
• Lottery industry experience is a plus.

• 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.

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. 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.

Scientific Games, LLC and its affiliates are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. Certain employees may 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. To ensure compliance, all employees must meet requirements necessary to fulfil their individual roles.

Scientific Games 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 protected class.