Advanced Software Engineer

Scientific Games:

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 Summary Advanced Software Engineer This Advanced Software Engineer position is part of the lottery division engineer 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 be among peers in professional engineering that report up in small groups to a Software Development Manager. You will find these teams are made up of career-minded professionals that have chosen to be in the lottery industry.

As an Advanced Software Engineer, you will need to be able to work both independently and as part of a team that works on complex systems with engineering challenges. You will be expected to have a strong technical foundation, extensive experience, and a proven ability to lead and mentor others, while also being proficient in the specific areas related to the code structure of the transaction engine.

Responsibilities/

Essential Functions:

Design, Code and debug source code and scripts

Given requirements, document, suggest and design solutions

Participate in the requirements gathering phase of development projects

Participate in code reviews as needed

Occasionally participate in the support of production lottery systems when issues arise as an engineering expert

Additional, stringent State specific background checks on top of SG base checks

The position can have up to travel 10% or less Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required:

BS in Computer Science (or acceptable equivalent)
Strong educational background
10+ years’ programming experience, preferably on a large-scale transaction processing system

Procedural application development in C on Linux Low-level programming and debugging with C/C++Extensive experience and broad skillset with a propensity for learning

Strong understanding of software design patterns and architecture

Shared memory and memory mapping

Strong usage of data structures and binary serialization of data structures

Proc SQLShell scripting (BASH) and basic Unix tools (awk, sed, tail, head, grep, etc)

Experience with version control systems

Multi-threaded development

Desirable:

Json/Xml parsing

System V IPC in a system with asynchronous processes

OpenSSL use for Encryption/DecryptiongSOAP.PostgreSQLJavaRubyANSI SQL Experience in SQL Server and T-SQLTCP/IP socket programming with proprietary protocolsC/C++ RESTful consumers

Your Personal Strengths:

A self-starter who strives to produce high quality work Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a team“Do-what-it-takes” attitude. Seeking and using feedback for continuous quality improvementsA record of employment stability

Demonstrates excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing

Able to work in a fast-paced environmentA hunger to stay up to date on software technologies

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…