Senior Software Engineer - DevOps

Light & Wonder; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Light & Wonder in Las Vegas seeks a Senior Software Engineer - DevOps to join a global engineering team. You will maintain automation, build, deploy, and test software, ensuring high quality and timely delivery.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years DevOps experience, strong coding skills in C#/C++/Python, and hands-on use of Jenkins, Docker, and GitHub in a fast-paced gaming environment. This is an on-site role requiring 5 days in the office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years implementing DevOps practices across teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintains software automation and deployment tooling.
• Configures, builds, packages, deploys, and tests software.
• Provides operational and customer support when required.
• Leads and mentors engineers; collaborates across teams.
• Resolves issues with release engineering systems and tools.
• Communicates progress and findings to management.
• Supports multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Researches new technologies and applies suitable ones.

Skills

DevOps

C#

C++

VBScript

JavaScript

ASP.Net

HTML

Perl

awk

Python

Lua

PowerShell

Shell scripting

Database knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins

Packer

Docker

Chocolatey

GitHub

Perforce

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

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

As a Senior Software Engineer - DevOps at Light & Wonder, you will be a key contributor within a collaborative, global engineering team focused on delivering robust, innovative technology solutions. These solutions support both internal systems and customer-facing products. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining software automation and tools used to configure, build, package, deploy, and test software. Must have passion for DevOps and understand its importance in the software supply chain.

Essential Job Functions:

• Developer of products built with sufficient quality and efficiency to meet business goals

• Follow detailed requirements and instructions provided by the Manager to ensure accurate and thorough testing

• Provides Operational and Customer Support when required

• Contributes to development planning, and provides progress reports to superiors

• Technical Services and Operations Support may consume 30% of job function

• Total commitment to customer satisfaction

• Individual contributor and team leader

• Ability to rapidly understand requirements, architectures, and development tools

• Designs solutions to requirement and architectural constraints

• Knowledge transfer and mentorship to other engineers

• Aggressively pursue resolution to issues with release engineering systems and tools

• Expert troubleshooting skills

• Ability to support multiple projects

• Acting independently to determine methods and procedures for new assignments

• Proactively researches and evaluates new technologies

• Determines appropriate time to apply new technologies

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

• 5+ years of experience in implementing DevOps practices

• Gaming industry experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Position requires excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with other team members

• Good time management and organizational skills

• Detailed oriented and capable of working and completing tasks with minimal supervision

• Able to work and deliver in a fast paced, deadline-oriented environment

• Results oriented, risk taking and extensive multi-tasking ability

• Passion for DevOps and understanding of its importance in the software supply chain

• Experience with virtual environments, Jenkins automation, Packer/Docker, Chocolatey desired

• Strong development abilities in C#, C++, VBScript, JavaScript, ASP.Net, HTML, Perl, awk, Python, Lua

• Strong PowerShell, Batch scripting, and Shell scripting abilities

• Experience with databases such as MS SQL Server

• Expert with software version control systems; GitHub, Perforce

• Proficient with Atlassian tools JIRA and Confluence desired

• Leadership and team management abilities

• This position requires 5 Days in Office

Qualifications

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.