Software Eng (Dev) II
Overview
IGT, where innovation meets entertainment on a global scale! From the casino floor to your mobile screen, we deliver thrilling, responsible, and unforgettable gaming experiences—powered by world-class content, strong technical and commercial capabilities, and nurtured by a culture of collaboration, accountability, and ownership. Whether it’s spinning reels, placing bets, or enabling secure payments, we turn innovation into impact through disciplined execution and long-term value creation. With a team of over 6,000 employees across 30+ countries and products delivered in more than 100 jurisdictions worldwide, we operate at scale while staying closely connected to our customers.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance software solutions across front-end, back-end, and database layers.
Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Architecture, QA, and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Contribute to system architecture, technical design, API design, and platform enhancements while ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance.
Develop and maintain RESTful APIs, microservices, SQL Server databases, and system integrations.
Ensure software quality through secure coding practices, automated testing, code reviews, and CI/CD best practices.
Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive improvements to ensure system reliability.
Participate in Agile ceremonies, provide effort estimates, and take ownership of features from design through deployment and production support.
Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for user stories, spikes, solution designs, API specifications, implementation details, and operational procedures.
Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to improve engineering productivity, code quality, and software delivery while adhering to engineering standards.
Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and engineering practices, contributing ideas that improve product quality, team efficiency, and long-term maintainability.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience, combined with a strong passion for learning and adopting new technologies.
3–5 years of full-stack software development experience, with proven hands-on delivery across front-end, back-end, and database layers in a production environment.
Proficiency in Node.js REST API development (primary skill), including experience with Node.js frameworks such as Express.js and KOA, along with strong expertise in Angular, TypeScript, HTML5/CSS, and RESTful API design.
Strong SQL Server expertise, including writing and optimizing T-SQL queries, stored procedures, indexing strategies, and query performance tuning to ensure efficient data retrieval and data integrity.
Experience in API design, microservices architecture, and third-party API integrations, demonstrating the ability to build and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing server-side solutions.
Experience with automated testing, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Jasmine, Cypress, Playwright), with a focus on delivering reliable, maintainable, and high-quality software.
Knowledge of secure software development practices, including authentication and authorization (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT), OWASP secure coding principles, and API security best practices.
Experience with application monitoring and observability, including logging, performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
Proficiency in version control and DevOps tooling, specifically Git and Azure DevOps, with familiarity in CI/CD practices and modern software development workflows.
Strong commitment to technical documentation, ensuring that every user story, spike, feature, and production delivery is accompanied by clear, accurate, and maintainable documentation, including solution design, architecture decisions, API specifications, implementation details, deployment considerations, and operational/runbook documentation as appropriate.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional global teams, working effectively across time zones with strong communication skills and experience in Agile methodologies including sprint planning and retrospectives.
Proficiency in adopting AI-assisted software development practices using tools such as GitHub Copilot to enhance development efficiency, code quality, and developer productivity.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience developing software solutions in FinTech, payments, gaming, or other regulated industries.
Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale applications, distributed systems, or complex system integrations.
Familiarity with data architecture, analytics, and AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) or AI-enabled applications.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments using tools such as Azure DevOps or similar Agile project management platforms.