Software Developer IV

Software Developer IV Location Austin, TX (Hancock - West Campus area) :

BLUBERI VALUES:

• We Are the New School
• Clarity and Transparency
• Find It, Fix It, Own It
• Standard Operating Success
• Easiest Company to do Business With
• It's A Team Sport
• Celebrate Wins, But Never Be Satisfied

About the Company

Headquartered in Las Vegas and backed by more than 25 years of industry experience, Bluberi is an inventive company that is dedicated to developing and delivering the highest quality casino gaming experience to players and operators. Our team is comprised of seasoned, multi-talented innovators who are focused on bringing gaming to life with entertaining games and high-performing cabinets. We are backed by the largest private equity fund in Canada with over $5 billion in assets under management and recently began expanding more aggressively into Class 2 and Class 3 markets with a potent growth plan. We are the risk-taking spirit of gambling and we add imagination and innovation to everything we create.

About the Team

The Austin Studio is responsible for the development of entertaining land-based slot machines. The studio is part of Bluberi's R&D department, which includes other development teams in the US and Canada. Our game development team is comprised of enthusiastic and experienced professionals across multiple disciplines including mathematics, visual arts, software engineering, game design, audio engineering and quality assurance. We work in a hybrid model to ensure effective iteration of creative content on target hardware while providing personal flexibility and work efficiency.

Essential Functions

• Develop entertaining gaming experiences
  • Implement content and game features to craft captivating gaming experiences.
  • Responsible for defining functional requirements, identifying dependencies and creating scoping assessments for product designs.
  • Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code for Unity-based games.
  • Debug and fix issues identified by QA or internal testing teams.
  • Lead code reviews and provide regular mentorship.
  • Contribute to organization's technical knowledge base.
  • Ensure studio follows best practices and stays updated on latest Unity features and internal tooling.

Required education and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relevant experience in lieu
• 10+ years programming experience, with significant experience in game development.
• Expertise in C# and Unity development.
• Expertise in using integrated development environments (IDEs) like Visual Studio.
• Competent with version control systems, such as Git and SVN.
• Advanced knowledge about the casino gaming industry and regulatory requirements.
• Good verbal and written communication skills. Can modulate information to different development domains. Demonstrates effective presentation skills.
• Strong people skills. Works well with creative conflict in a consensus-based, collaborative environment. Able to lead teams through significant change.
• Shows dedication to continuous learning and contributes to improving the studio and organization. Spends regular time on self-improvement that provides value to the organization.

Preferred education and experience

• Significiant experience with C++ and C for tool and engine support preferred.
• Demonstrates and champions Bluberi values around teamwork, ownership and transparency.
• Strong organizational skills and can manage work across multiple projects at a time. Shows attention to detail and quickly absorbs and recalls new information.
• Able to direct the effective organization, storage and dissemination of studio documents and technical requirements.
• Strong time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

Work environment

Quiet and within a secured office location

Physical demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is also regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, and to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, stretch, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to see color and the ability to adjust focus. Essential responsibilities include moderate physical ability such as lift or maneuver at least ten (10) pounds, and prolonged instances of sitting during the shift

Travel required

• Ability to travel (5%-10%), some international

Experience

Required

• Leadership experience in a game development environment
• 10 year(s): Programming experience, with significant experience in game development.