Associate Software Engineer

Light & Wonder; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Light & Wonder is seeking an Associate Software Engineer in Las Vegas to join a team delivering gaming platform software.

You will design, develop, test, and integrate software within an agile environment, collaborating with engineers to bring innovations to gaming products. Candidates should have 1–2 years of experience, a CS/CE/IS degree, and strong C/C++ and OOP skills.

Qualifications

• University degree (4 years) in computer science, computer engineering, or information systems.
• Strong knowledge of C/C++ and OOP concepts.
• Experience with debugging and software development in agile environments.
• Proficiency in English with excellent verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features and functionality for Light & Wonder products and tools.
• Research and incorporate new technologies into Gaming Platform products.
• Refactor, improve, and optimize existing code base.
• Design and build reusable code and libraries.
• Follow secure coding practices, TDD, and CI workflows.
• Document tasks, issues, and solutions clearly.
• Provide timely bug resolutions and debugging support.
• Take on additional tasks as assigned by management.

Skills

C/C++ knowledge

OS basics

OOP concepts

English communication

Teamwork

C# knowledge

Debugger

Dev tools (Jira/Confluence/Perforce)

Scripting (PowerShell/Python)

Education

CS/CE/IS degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Perforce

Job description

Associate Software Engineer

Oct 28, 2026

Gaming:

Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games, and our Gaming team builds cutting-edge technology, products, and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.

Position Summary

The Associate Software Engineer will be working in a team that will shape and implement the technology and product deliverables that will drive Light & Wonder products and services forward. This position holder will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and integrating software products in an agiledevelopment environment and will collaborate with other engineers to bring innovation to the gaming products.

Essential Job Functions

• Become part of a team to develop new features and functionalities for Light & Wonder products, associated tools, and utilities
• Research new technologies and incorporates them into new and existing Gaming Platform products to take products to the next level
• Develop and produce new features and enhancing existing features for providing better product experience to the gaming customer/players
• Work on refactoring, improvement, and optimization of existing code base
• Design and build reusable code and libraries
• Embrace best coding practices, such as secure coding guidelines, test driven development, continuous integration workflow
• Document all tasks performed and provide solutions to the issues and documenting processes using available tools
• Provide prompt resolution to bugs/issues by using debugging skill
• Any other reasonable activity required by management to work on defined tasks that sometimes require the application of independent judgment

Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Demonstrable knowledge of C/C++
• Knowledge of operating system’s basics
• Demonstrable knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Concepts & Principles
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills and an analytical mindset.
• Knowledge of C#
• Familiarity with debugger
• Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, perforce etc
• Knowledge of scripting language like PowerShell, python, batch scripting etc

Education

University (4 years) degree in computer science, computer engineering or information systems

Years of Related Experience

Years of experience 1 to 2 years

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

Light and Wonder and its affiliates (collectively, “L&W”) are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery 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 to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, L&W requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to L&W 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.

Light & Wonder 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 you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here for EEOC Poster .

Light & Wonder is a leading global games company that creates immersive iGaming experiences through innovative content and a commitment to player responsibility.

Gambling Facilities and Casinos Recreational Facilities Entertainment Providers

Company size 5,001–10,000 employees

Company type Public company

Momentum

Team growth

9% in 12 mo

480 employees on LinkedIn

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