Principal Software Engineer (Server)

Austin, TX, United States

**Principal Software Engineer (Server)**

****SciPlay**, is a global leader focused in providing an ever-expanding portfolio of robust iGaming and Social Casino solutions to the global gaming industry. To put it simply - we make Mobile and Facebook games that are fun to play, fun to make, and we're growing like crazy! **SciPlay****

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SciPlay is a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web platforms, providing highly entertaining free-to-play games that millions of people play every day for their authenticity, engagement and fun.

SciPlay currently offers nine core games, including social casino games Jackpot Party Casino, Gold Fish Casino Slots, Hot Shot Casino and Quick Hit Slots, and casual games MONOPOLY Slots, Bingo Showdown, 88 Fortunes Slots, Backgammon Live, and Solitaire Pet Adventure with offices all over the world!

**About The Role:**

We are looking to fill a key role within the Gold Fish Casino engineering team a Principal Engineer who will be instrumental in moving our Server technology to the next generation, and help level up our team in the process.

**Essential Job Functions:**

+ Produce technical designs and architecture proposals for the product

+ Collaborate with Engineering management on the strategy and vision for the technical aspects of the product.

+ Collaborate with other game teams and central teams within SciPlay on best practices.

+ Stay apprised of and evaluate new technologies and programming practices

+ Contribute heavily to core server roadmap, including technical debt

+ Participate in feature development and core development as needed

+ Perform code review for fellow engineers

+ Mentor junior engineers and assist them with feature development and debugging

+ Participate in on-site interviews with engineering candidates

+ Help migrate existing on-premises applications to the cloud**Qualifications:**

**Education:**

+ Bachelors Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Math, Statistics or relevant area or equivalent experience**Required Experience:**

+ 7+ years of software development experience

+ Expertise writing and debugging in a statically typed language like Java, Golang or C#

+ Proficiency writing and debugging in a dynamically typed language like PHP, Ruby or Python

+ Professional experience working with RDBMS/NoSQL.

+ Strong problem solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.

+ Strong experience with cloud-based service architecture.

+ Strong communication skills.**Preferred Experience:**

+ Social game development

+ Experience migrating legacy on-premises applications to the cloud. (Amazon Web Services (AWS) etc)

+ Experience working with AWS Database technologies such as RDS, DynamoDB, etc

+ Experience working with AWS Service Technologies such as ECS, Fargate, Elastic Load Balancers, etc

+ Microservice development

+ Experience with containers/container management. (Docker, Vagrant, etc)

+ Experience with creating and maintaining packages.

+ Experience with build/CI systems like Jenkins**Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:**

+ Proven ability to take direction and work with minimal supervision

+ Proven ability to work in deadline driven environment

+ Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills**We are SciPlay! We make games!**

The roots of our company are simple and strong: Our founder, Aaron Shurm Schurman, fell head over heels for casino games and had a vision to create the most entertaining free-to-play casino games for gamers around the world. Weve grown into a company that makes games we are truly proud of and that are enjoyed by millions of players every day. Our history is extensive, but were just getting started. In 1998, we got our start as Phantom EFX and in 2019, we reintroduced ourselves as SciPlay and went public on the Nasdaq.

At SciPlay, we are programmed to think untraditionally. From our yearly development conferences, shindigs, and new game launches, we believe in doing what you love and doing it well. We take great pride in our ability to create authentic experiences for players and we are excited to continue investing in our workforce, technology, and our data-driven approach, all with the mission of delighting our players long into the future. We believe that if we continue to stay passionate, set ambitious goals, live our values and play together, we will become the #1 social casino and casual gaming company in the world.

**A Few Of Our Highlighted Perks And Benefits**

+ Competitive salaries and annual bonuses alongside matching 401k and other competitive benefits.

+ Strong commitment to work/life balance

+ Fully stocked kitchen

+ Fully stocked gameroom featuring current generation consoles and titles, shuffle board tables, foosball tables, and arcade cabinets (including our prized 5v5 cabinet ultra-rare copy of Killer Queen!)

+ Brand new, shiny, and aesthetically pleasing 10,000 sq ft office located in the Arboretum area in Austin*SciPlay Corporation and its affiliates (collectively, SciPlay) are committed to creating a workforce of credibility and dependability. As a prerequisite to employment with SciPlay (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to SciPlay 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. SciPlay 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 EEOC Poster.*

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