Senior Software Engineer

iGaming:
If it’s iGaming, we know a thing or two. At Light & Wonder, It’s all about the games, and our digital team leads the global iGaming market, providing jaw-dropping content and innovative software that powers the world's most successful online gaming providers.

Position Summary

Light & Wonder is the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment. The company brings together 5,000 employees from six continents to connect content between land-based and digital channels with unmatched technology and distribution. Guided by a culture that values daring teamwork and creativity, Light & Wonder builds new worlds of play, developing game experiences loved by players around the globe. The company’s OpenGaming(tm) platform powers the largest digital-gaming network in the industry. Light & Wonder is committed to the highest standards of integrity, from promoting player responsibility to implementing sustainable practices. To learn more, visit lnw.com.

We are seeking an experienced Java Engineer with a proven object-oriented development background to become a lead contributor in a team of talented multidisciplinary engineers plus QA in evolving and extending the game engine platform powering our latest generation of games. Reporting to a Development Lead, the Senior Software Engineer will be working alongside other team members, Product Owner, Project Manager, QA, Solution Architects and Capability Heads to shape and implement the next generation of our gaming platform. 

As an Engineering team will be more aggressively adopting newer technologies, architectural principles and approaches to development, deployment and monitoring. The Senior Software Engineer will be critical to ensure the highest coding standards and quality of deliverables to the QA as well as displaying the ability to lead technical discussions and deliver technical advice in a confident manner. A Senior Software Engineer will be expected to both lead and mentor less experienced developers, actively contributing to their day-to-day activities and training needs.

Join Our Team as a Senior Java Engineer! 🚀 

Are you an experienced Java Engineer with a strong object-oriented development background? We’re looking for a lead contributor to join our talented team of multidisciplinary engineers and QA experts. You’ll play a pivotal role in evolving and extending the game engine platform that powers our latest generation of games. 

What You’ll Do: 

• Collaborate: Work alongside team members, Product Management, and Solution Architects to shape and implement the next generation of our gaming platform. 

• Innovate: Aggressively adopt cutting-edge technologies, architectural principles, and modern approaches to development, deployment, and monitoring. 

• Lead: Ensure the highest coding standards and quality of deliverables, lead technical discussions, and provide confident technical advice. 

• Mentor: Guide and mentor less experienced developers, contributing to their day-to-day activities and training needs. 

Your Main Areas of Focus: 

• Full Lifecycle Participation: Engage in all stages of the software development life cycle. 

• Team Collaboration: Work within a self-organizing team to design, develop, and deploy new features and services. 

• Code Excellence: Write well-designed, efficient, reusable, testable, high-quality, and reliable code. 

• Continuous Improvement: Review and refactor existing code to enhance our platform’s reliability, robustness, performance, and operability. 

• Best Practices: Ensure engineering best practices are always applied. 

• Innovation: Research and introduce new technologies, architectural principles, and a