Software Engineer
Job Location:
Alpharetta, GA - USA
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Job Summary
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 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 ofgood causeslike education health care senior citizens roads bridges stateparksand 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 andmaintainingcomplex 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.
Qualifications
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.
Assistin supporting production lottery systems when issues arise.
Work collaboratively with team members to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
Completeadditionalstate-specific background checks beyond SG base checks as.
Position may require travel up to 5% or less.
Other duties as assigned.
Position Qualifications
BS in Computer Science (or acceptable equivalent experience)
Strong educational and technical background
37 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
Strong knowledge and understanding of SQL Server databases
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 learnnew technologiesand systems quickly
Desirable
JSON/XML parsing
Familiarity with multi-threaded development concepts
System V IPC
OpenSSL for encryption/decryption
Proc SQL or ANSI SQL
Json/Xml parsing
gSOAP
System V IPC in a system with asynchronous processes
Postgres or SQL Server experience
TCP/IP socket programmingwith proprietary protocols
RESTful service integration in C/C
Ruby or scripting language experience
TFS and GIT experience are beneficial
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 collaboratively within a team
Positive attitude with a willingness to learn and adapt
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
Desire to stay current with software technologies and industry trends
Do-what-it-takes attitude.Seekingand using feedback for continuous quality improvements.
A record of employment stability.
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
Scientific Games LLC and its affiliates (collectively SG) are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As a result certain SG 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 order to ensure SG complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees SG requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with SG (to the extent permitted by law) you shall be asked to consent to SG 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.
SG 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 youd like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law please click here for EEOC Poster.
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About Company
About Scientific Games Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ:SGMS) is a leading developer of technology-based products and services and associated content for worldwide gaming, lottery and interactive markets. The Company's portfolio includes gaming machines, game content and systems; ... View more
