About Us
IGT is a global company specializing in the design, manufacture, and marketing of electronic casino game equipment and systems products. It has been a global market leader for more than 20 years and has shaped the gaming industry via a unique history of product innovation and market development.
IGT’s San Francisco location is focusing on the global development and delivery of online gaming content and systems to PCs, mobile phones and other devices. As new markets open and real money gaming becomes ubiquitous, the market opportunity represented by these products are very significant, as is evidenced by today’s online gaming market size ($25B+) and rapid growth.
IGT interactive will bring to market world class products that attain leading positions in the emerging markets by taking full advantage of the innovative possibilities new technologies present, and leverage the expertise, assets and the resources of its parent company.
IGT’s YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/igt
Overview
Do you want to make fun online games that attain leading positions in the emerging new media markets, take full advantage of the innovative possibilities new technologies present, and leverage the assets of an industry leader?
Apply your knowledge of core software development to build games and gaming systems. Assume ownership of key product components. In this hands-on role, you will be responsible for the design, implementation and delivery of new media and game features. We are looking for someone who has hard core programming skills and loves playing games.
Your role
- Perform hands-on software design, development and testing.
- Build modular, reusable, and resilient game framework components using test driven development.
- Build the Game Development Kit (GDK) and supporting tools for game teams.
- Document extensively and maintain clear and frequent communication with others.
- Support 3rd party game development for mobile, tablet, and desktop channels.
- Become familiar with our current development environment quickly to gain context around our legacy and history of game development.
- Proactively resolve issues and keep up to date with latest technologies and trends.
- Perform code reviews, design reviews, profiling and troubleshoot issues.
Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of software development experience with an emphasis on OOP/OOD development
- Have prior game development experience with preference for web-based development.
- Experience with TypeScript or JavaScript.
- Previous experience in a customer facing role is preferred.
- Passion for design, development, and testing code and writing clean code.
- Familiarity with Agile and Scrum process.
- Outstanding team player who can handle multi-tasking and has the attitude to complete projects on time.
- Excellent communication, customer service and documentation skills.
- Prior experience with WebGL or Canvas renderers and PixiJS or CreateJS libraries is a plus.
- Experience with NodeJS, Java or C++ is a plus.
Keys to Success
- Building collaborative relationships
- Decision making
- Drive results
- Foster innovation
- Personal energy
- Self-leadership
