Senior Software Engineer.

Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. At Light & Wonder, it's all about the games, and our Gaming team builds cutting-edge technology, products, and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.

As a Senior Software Engineer at Light & Wonder, you will be a key contributor within a collaborative, global engineering team focused on delivering robust, innovative technology solutions. These solutions support both internal systems and customer-facing products. In this role, you will be responsible for the testing, integration, and validation of software applications, ensuring they meet functional, technical, and regulatory standards.

Essential Job Functions:

• Create and manage automated frameworks for cloud infrastructure deployment and management

• Develop scripts and use tools to automate repetitive tasks for provisioning, configuration, and management

• Monitor performance, diagnose issues, and optimize cloud-based systems for efficiency and scalability

• Partner with software engineering, DevOps, and operations to define and implement automation best practices

• Work under the supervision of a manager to identify test cases, develop test plans, and execute test scripts for both new and existing game themes and operating systems

• Follow detailed requirements and instructions provided by the Manager to ensure accurate and thorough testing

• Utilize required databases and tools essential for Software Quality Engineering (Dev Ops) functions and testing processes

• Introduction and overview of software test methodologies/procedures and overall product development lifecycle

• Assist in reproducing issues to support the software development team in identifying root causes and implementing effective fixes

• Utilize all required tools/databases for carrying out necessary functions and testing

• Interacts and work successfully with other team members as well as other departments

• Years of experience 5 to 8 years

• Experience in deriving Dev Ops test plans and test cases from system requirements

• Knowledge and experience using Visual Studio

• Knowledge and experience with C and/or C++

• Knowledge and experience using Linux/Unix

• Software Test methodologies and Product Development lifecycle

• Automation experience a plus

• Gaming industry experience preferred

• Proven experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Strong scripting skills in languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Position requires excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with other team members

• Good time management and organizational skills

• Detailed oriented and capable of working and completing tasks with minimal supervision

• Able to work and deliver in a fast paced, deadline-oriented environment

• Real-time embedded systems and/or gaming experience preferred

• JIRA experiences preferred

• Experience with Windows desktop applications is required

• Agile methodologies preferred

• Results oriented, risk taking and extensive multi-tasking ability

• This position requires 5 Days in Office

Education
Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science or equivalent work experience.

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 to perform the essential functions. 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.

Work Conditions

The work conditions are representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations. Some domestic and international travel required.

Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively, L&W) are engaged in highly regulated gaming businesses.As a result, certain L&W employees may, among other things, 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.In order to ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, L&W requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to L&W 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.

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.