Software Engineer (Java)

  • Full-time

Company Description

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. 

Job Description

Light & Wonder is searching for experienced, smart, and creative individuals to work in a primarily technical role. Individuals are most likely to be an engineer with at least 3-4 years of professional experience in the domain of web system design and development. They will be expected to take on a senior role within the team, displaying the ability to lead technical discussions and deliver technical advice in a confident manner. 

The ideal candidate will be expected to contribute a key supporting role in areas such as requirements capture and test whilst fulfilling their core responsibilities in the development of software systems. They are expected to be able to apply considerable professional experience of software development concepts and processes to ensure best practice within the team. The candidate should have a track record of making crucial contributions to the development of software for a variety of purposes including live production systems and automation of engineering processes such as test and release. 

Key Tasks 

  • Design & develop functionality based on existing coding standards or patterns 

  • Write  unit and integration tests for own code  

  • Contribute to code reviews on code written by the team 

  • Design / alter complex database schema and queries 

  • Maintain documentation for products you work on 

  • Lead engineer on a large project/component/product, providing technical coaching for less experienced engineers 

  • Work with partners and development teams to define requirements and finalize designs 

  • Sign-off on team architecture and design choices 

  • Identify and address performance bottlenecks in the software 

  • Primary contact on day-to-day technical issues 

  • Escalation point for critical and business-impacting incidents 

  • Provide input to the project/product cost estimation process e.g.: estimations of engineering effort 

  • Support the recruitment process of technical resources 

  • We’re operating under a "you build it, you own it" philosophy and as such you will be on call as part of a team rota as a 3rd level SME to support our class-leading 1st and 2nd level Support and Operational teams" 

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Excellent knowledge of the Java programming language, with at least 5 years of commercial experience
  • Experience using Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate and Postgres
  • Familiarity with AWS, Cloud Native applications and Microservice architectures
  • Familiarity with Continuous Deployment and Integration tools (Jenkins, Docker, etc)
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
  • Experience with database design
  • Comfortable with Unix/Linux environments
  • Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills

Nice to have

  • Experience with caching strategies using Redis / Hazelcast
  • Familiar with messaging by using Kafka / RabbitMQ or others
  • Experience leading a small team of developers
  • Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
  • Frontend experience (HTML, JavaScript, React) is a plus
  • Experience acting as the primary technical decision-maker for a team, platform, product, or major project.

Additional Information

Why would you enjoy working with us?

  • Competitive benefits, an open and supportive environment as well as a modern and exciting workplace
  • The opportunity to interact with global teams on a regular basis and the possibility to switch teams and projects as you and our business continues to develop and grow
  • Tangible and genuine development - at  LnW you can take your career where you want it to go!
  • Exposure to real work, business-critical projects, and the chance to develop some of the world’s leading casino platforms whilst working on exciting client projects and interacting with lots of code!

And if that is not enough, you will get to enjoy a stunning work location and flexible working whilst we provide you with the guidance and development skills you need to progress quickly and enhance your career.

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