Associate Back End Developer

Light & Wonder; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Light & Wonder’s Montreal studio seeks a Game Developer to program new interactive casino games, deliver high-quality, stable software, and meet deadlines. You will maintain, update and fix bugs in delivered products, and enhance the proprietary game engine to open new markets.

You will work with mathematicians to balance servers, participate in code reviews, and contribute to game design. Strong OOP, unit testing, and clear English communication are essential; French is a plus.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS/Software Engineering or equivalent.
• Proficiency in at least one OO language (Java, C#, Python, etc).
• Good understanding of OOP principles.
• Experience with unit and integration testing.
• Knowledge of basic database operations.
• Strong written and spoken communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and build game servers.
• Design and update new tools, features and functionalities to expand game engine possibilities or optimize performance.
• Design solutions that are scalable and maintainable.
• Build new tools to expand our ability to create better games.
• Work with mathematicians to balance the game server to a precise statistical outcome.
• Help extend the server framework.
• Analyze new product requirements and provide technical insights into the work required.
• Participate in code reviews and game design.

Skills

Multitasking

Detail-oriented

Organized

Troubleshooting

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s in CS/SE

Tools

Java Spring Framework

Job description

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.

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

As a member of the development team, within our Montreal studio, the Game Developer will be responsible for programming new interactive casino games creating high-quality games, stable products and meeting established deadlines. The developer will also be in charge of maintaining, updating and fixing bugs in the products their team delivers. The developer will also improve the proprietary game engine as new needs arise to further increase product quality or to open new markets.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design and build game servers.
• Design and update new tools, features and functionalities to expand. game engine possibilities or to optimize their performance.
• Design solutions that are scalable and maintainable.
• Build new tools to expand our ability to create better games.
• Work with mathematicians to balance the game server to a precise statistical outcome.
• Help extend the server framework.
• Analyze new product requirements and provide technical insights into the work required.
• Participate in code reviews and game design.

Essential Skills

• Motivated, self-starter capable of multitasking.
• Detail-oriented and an analytical thinker.
• Disciplined and highly organized.
• Endowed with strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Communications are primarily in English, but French fluency would be an asset.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in computer science / software engineering or equivalent experience coding with at least one object-oriented programming language (such as Java, C#, Python, etc).
• Good understanding of OOP principles.
• Good understanding of unit testing and integration testing.
• Understanding of basic database operations.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Skills in the Java Spring Framework, an asset.