Software Engineer, Backend Developer, C++ Developer

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 Job Ti tle :
Software Engineer – Transaction Engine, C, Unix Position 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 background3–7 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

System V IPCOpenSSL for encryption/decryption

Proc SQL or ANSI SQLJson/Xml parsinggSOAPSystem V IPC in a system with asynchronous processes

Postgres or SQL Server experienceTCP/IP socket programming with proprietary protocolsRESTful service integration in C/C++Ruby or scripting language experience

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…