Software Engineer - Lottery Systems & Large-Scale Tech

Scientific Games, LLC; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Scientific Games is seeking a Software Engineer to join the lottery division engineering team. This role focuses on design, coding, testing, and debugging with a strong emphasis on C on Linux and transaction processing systems.

Responsibilities include collaborating on technical designs, gathering requirements, conducting code reviews, and supporting production lottery systems. Occasional travel up to 5% is required as projects dictate.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 3–7 years of programming experience.
• Procedural application development in C on Linux.
• Understanding of software development principles, debugging, and SQL Server databases.
• Proficiency in shared memory, memory mapping, data structures, and binary data handling.
• Shell scripting (BASH) and Unix tools (awk, sed, tail, head, grep).
• Experience with version control systems such as TFS and Git.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to learn new technologies rapidly.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, and debug source code and scripts.
• Participate in solution discussions and contribute to technical designs.
• Engage in requirements gathering for development projects.
• Conduct code reviews and follow best development practices.
• Support production lottery systems when issues arise.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues collaboratively with team members.
• Estimate effort for changes and new features.
• Assist with state-specific background checks as required.
• Travel up to 5% of the time.

Skills

C on Linux

Shell scripting (BASH)

SQL Server

Git

Debugging

Analytical thinking

Education

BS in Computer Science

Equivalent experience

Tools

TFS

Git

SQL Server

Job description

Scientific Games is seeking a Software Engineer to join the lottery division engineering team. This role focuses on design, coding, testing, and debugging with a strong emphasis on C on Linux and transaction processing systems.

Responsibilities include collaborating on technical designs, gathering requirements, conducting code reviews, and supporting production lottery systems. Occasional travel up to 5% is required as projects dictate.