Senior Software Engineer (Unity)

Position Summary

In anticipation of closing our recently-announced agreement to acquire the charitable gaming business of Grover Gaming (https://grovergaming.com/), Light & Wonder (https://www.lnw.com/) is growing our team to deliver the best games, culture, and results in the industry. This new business will expand Light & Wonder’s (L&W) cross-platform leadership, as the premier developer of games across Gaming, Social, iGaming, and (soon-to-be) Charitable Gaming channels. Grover Gaming is already a high-performing, culture-first organization, and we are excited to unlock L&W’s deep portfolio of content that we know will exceed customer and player expectations.

Bring our games to life by leading the implementation and integration effort that combines art, animation, sound, and math into a finished slot game. Work in a collaborative small team environment with a group of exceptionally talented artists, animators, and game designers to provide the best gaming experience for the slot player. Show off your skills with the opportunity to work quickly and efficiently as part of a creative team and maintain a positive attitude in a fun and rewarding environment.

Essential Job Functions:

• Design, code, integrate, test, and debug game software for slot machines.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the platform hardware, libraries, and operating system.
• Provide input on game design and scheduling as it relates to software implementation.
• Effectively communicate technical requirements to team members.
• Collaborate with software quality assurance engineers to ensure regulatory compliance and timely product release.
• Cultivate, maintain, and disseminate internal systems knowledge while providing feedback on platform and tools implementation.
• Mentor junior engineers in related studios and throughout Game Development.
• Create or update documentation related to new features, interfaces, and usage.
• Contribute to in-house development toolset and engineering support.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge on new programming methods and technologies.

Qualifications

Training and/or Experience:

• 5+ years of professional experience in a software development team.
• 2D and 3D graphics programming experience (Unity experience is preferred).
• Gaming industry experience is preferred, but not required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proficient in C# or C++ with a strong understanding of object-oriented design concepts.
• High degree of comfort with software development tools such as IDEs/compilers, debuggers, profilers, and version control systems.
• Familiarity with working in a Windows programming environment, including Unity and Visual Studio.
• Enjoy working in a creative environment.
• Strong multi-tasking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment.

Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent work experience required.

Additional Information:

This is a hybrid role based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Team members are expected to be in the office 3 days a week to support collaboration and studio culture.

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 environments.

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 t