Lead Software Engineer

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Sci Play is a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web platforms, providing highly entertaining free-to-play games that millions of people play every day for their authenticity, engagement and fun.

Sci Play currently offers nine core games, including social casino games Jackpot Party Casino, Gold Fish Casino Slots, Hot Shot Casino and Quick Hit Slots, and casual games MONOPOLY Slots, Bingo Showdown, 88 Fortunes Slots, Backgammon Live and Solitaire Pet Adventure with offices all over the world!

Leads a group of Software Engineers responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of client-side code for Jackpot Party Casino. This role requires a forward-thinking, critical problem solver who can communicate across the organization.

• Lead a team(s) tasked with the development of client-side code for games and tools to aid in the development of game-related software
• Responsible for mentorship, evaluations, conflict resolution, and recognition of the staff to maintain highly motivated and engaged employees
• Work closely with development teams to fully understand product functions, features and performance analysis in order to advise on appropriate methodologies for development and deployment
• Assist in identifying potential solutions and liaise with Development teams to determine technical feasibility and level-of-effort to implement
• Review detailed feature/functional/technical requirements specifications and ensure alignment with proposed platform solutions
• Rollout new tools/improved processes to aid the Development team in delivering new products
• Facilitate and communicate infrastructure changes to development organizations and ensure successful deployment

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Math, Statistics or relevant area or equivalent experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in progressively responsible positions in fields associated with computer programming
• At least 2 years of management experience
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment without direct supervision
• Strong management and leadership skills with a proactive participative management style
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in working in and maintaining development environments for groups of 30 or more engineers distributed over multiple locations
• Experience specifying and deploying scalable, highly available software

• Social game development
• Distributed application (client/server) development experience
• Game Development experience
• Experience in UI development
• Unity and C#

• Ability to work in a team environment, building strong cross-functional relationships
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Familiarity with Object Oriented Programming techniques and languages (in particular C# or Java)
• Familiarity with version control software (in particular GIT)

At Sci Play, we are programmed to think untraditionally, and we believe in doing what you love and doing it well. We take pride in our ability to stay ahead of the game! We are the brainiacs behind-the-scenes;innovating, dreaming, and navigating the social gaming world. Together, if we stay passionate and ambitious with our goals, no one can stop us from becoming the #1 social and casual gaming company.

• Competitive salaries
• Annual bonuses, matching 401k
• Fun environment:
  Open Office Concept with Ergonomic Seating and Standing Desks. Game Room featuring current generation consoles, numerous game titles, and various table games.
• Food! Fully Stocked Kitchen with Beverages and Snacks, as well as company-paid lunches 2x/week
• Paid Family Leave
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Annual 2-night company retreat

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