IGT (NYSE:IGT) is a global leader in gaming. We deliver entertaining and responsible gaming experiences for players across all channels and regulated segments, from Lotteries and Gaming Machines to Sports Betting and Digital. Leveraging a wealth of compelling content, substantial investment in innovation, player insights, operational expertise, and leading-edge technology, our solutions deliver unrivaled gaming experiences that engage players and drive growth. We have a well-established local presence and relationships with governments and regulators in more than 100 countries around the world, and create value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. IGT has approximately 10,500 employees.
For more information, please visit www.igt.com.
About the job
IGT is a global leader in gaming with 5$ billion revenue, 12000+ employee in more than 100 countries.
IGT Belgrade branch provides gaming products for commercial casino markets, distributed government-sponsored markets, interactive (online) markets and sports betting markets. Our company in Belgrade has 250+ employees and it’s located at Business Center Usce with team offices with great views.
Our Belgrade Online Gaming department (with central in San Francisco) counts 50+ great people and growing. Lot of our employees have a great (10+ years) of experience and expertise. We are successfully creating games here on location for more than 15 years, with well-established business, product, and processes, while company globally for more than 50 years.
Our Products are Online Multi Channel Games (Desktop/Mobile/Tablet) therefore we are using cutting edge technology in our production. Besides new techs we have well rounded processes as well.
We also have all roles and skills on location including producing, art and animation, front and back-end dev, math and game design, sound production, test, dev-ops, release and support ops. That allows our studio to be self-sufficient well organized and efficient while working on creative and fun games.
Would you like to be part of our great team? Here is what you need.
The Game Designer will:
- Perform hands-on software design and development
- Architect solutions to novel problems using a homegrown rules engine
- Develop server-side game logic components and game simulations
- Work closely with your game team to develop real-money online gambling type games
- Support and improve game logic engine updates
- Write unit tests and perform peer design/code reviews
- Provide technical solutions to complex problems and write technical documents
- Work closely with game designers to determine feasibility of game features
- Promote high quality and timely completion of projects
- Mentor and help grow junior members of the engineering team
- Work with onsite and remote teams
- Strive for continuous improvement in efficiency
- Design and develop tooling that will drive efficiency in workflows.
Qualifications
- BS / MS in Computer Science or equivalent degree required
- 5-7 years of software development experience with an emphasis on OOP/OOD development
- Solid Java experience. Experience with JavaScript is helpful. Having knowledge of other languages like C++ and Python is a plus
- Experience with server-side application development. Full stack development experience is a plus
- Priority consideration will be given to candidates with familiarity in SOLID principles, design patterns, TDD, code quality, and unit testing
- Have experience building tools using React and NodeJS is a plus
- Knowledge of GCP or AWS is a plus
- Experience with build automation tools like Jenkins, Maven and ANT required.
The way we work
We organize our game production workflow in a relaxed environment, practicing agile/scrum methodology through game production lifecycle that consists of: Pre-Production, Development, Play Test, Acceptance Review, QA, Certification, Live. Game logic engineer is involved from Pre-Production phase till QA Sign off phase, working both on creating and troubleshooting logic of the game. During this process you will closely cooperate with other team member of other disciples (math/art/dev/sound...). While our producers are managing this process for every game, your team lead will be there for you to help you, train you and technically guide you through it, supporting you through your career growth. This is aligned with our values, as we value cooperation, positive atmosphere, and teamwork while we strongly believe in personal development and invest continually in training, coaching and career progress of our employees. Our working hours model Is flexible, part time from office and part time from home in agreement with team lead and colleagues on project.
We Offer
- Vibrant and stimulating work environment within Class-A office space
- Opportunity to learn and further improve your skills
- Opportunity to develop a career within a stable environment
- Full-time/permanent employment and competitive salary
- Private health insurance for you and your family
- Flexible working hours including work from home and from office
Our Recruitment Process
We aim to reply to all applicants. Interview process consists of several stages, each one allowing us get to know you better, professionally and technically. It is also an opportunity for you to gain a better understanding of our culture and the work we do here.
The stages include:
- CV review
- Phone Interview with recruiter
- Technical interview for shortlisted candidates
- Candidates who successfully complete this step are eligible to pass to the final round
- Usually, the whole process lasts few weeks – we’ll keep you updated on each stage!
IGT is committed to sustaining a workforce that reflects the diversity of the global customers and communities we serve, and to creating a fair and inclusive culture that enables all our employees to feel valued, respected and engaged. IGT is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship, covered veteran status, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable local, state, federal laws or other laws. We thank all applicants for applying; however, only those selected to interview will be contacted.