SciPlay 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.
SciPlay 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!
Position Summary
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.
Essential Job Functions:
- 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
Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Math, Statistics or relevant area or equivalent experience
Required 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 particpative 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
Preferred Experience:
- Social game development
- Distributed application (client/server) development experience
- Game Development experience
- Experience in UI development
- Unity and C#
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- 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)
We are SciPlay! We make games!
At SciPlay, 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.
A few of our highlighted perks and benefits:
· 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
Read More About Our Values Here:
https://www.sciplay.com/life-at-sciplay
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At SciPlay we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. Both professionally and personally, we believe our differences are key to unlocking our superpowers. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles we have! #beYOU
SciPlay is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Light & Wonder, Inc. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games! Learn more at www.lnw.com.
SciPlay Corporation and its affiliates (collectively, SciPlay) are committed to creating a workforce of credibility and dependability. As a prerequisite to employment with SciPlay (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to SciPlay 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. SciPlay 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 EEOC Poster.
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Light & Wonder 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.
