Assistant Game Designer Jobs in Nevada (NOW HIRING)

Boyd Gaming Corporation has been successful in gaming jurisdiction in which we operate in the United States and is one of the premier casino entertainment companies in the United States. Never content to rest upon our successes, we will continue to evolve and retain a position of leadership in our industry. Our past success, our current business philosophies and our sound business planning, combine to position Boyd Gaming Corporation to maximize value for our shareholders, our team members and our communities.

THIS POSITION IS ONSITE IN LAS VEGAS, NV 

Responsible for contributing development efforts to one or more of several systems that are under the core responsibility of the Development Team.

•  Develops, designs and programs various network, system hardware, software for application performance, and protocol compatibility.
• Monitors and tunes: Performs maintenance on: network devices, system hardware, or software including the restoration of hardware, software or configurations.
• Performs troubleshooting in the form of problem recognition, research, isolation, resolution and follow-up.
• Provides tier II or tier III support; performs root cause analysis and develops checklists.
• Anticipates and mitigates potential attacks to networks; system hardware; or software; or other connections to ensure the security of the system
• Interfaces with vendors regarding new product evaluation and troubleshooting issues. 
• Under general supervision, integrates and schematically depicts communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission, and signaling products
• Leads functional and empirical analysis related to design, development, planning, and configuration in the areas of networking, hardware & software. 
• Develops P&Ps and general standards. 
• Recommends procedures and controls for problem prevention. 
• Simulates or recreates problems to resolve operational deficiencies. 
• Under general supervision analyzes, makes recommendations, creates charts, diagrams and graphs to assist in analysis of problems or designs
• Develops and maintains problem databases. 
• Participates in the development of test strategies, devices and systems. 
• Develops and reviews technical documentation for approval by senior manager
• Participates in implementations / leads technical implementation and rollouts of new networking, system hardware, software and tools. 
• Coordinates installations with user departments.  
• Assist and participates in disaster recovery planning and testing. 
• Researches and identifies hardware and software to meet company needs. 
• Under general supervision prepares detailed functional specifications and coordinates RFP processes. 
• Other duties as assigned by management.

• Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline and/or equivalent applied experience required. 
• 7+ years of professional software development experience required.
• ITIL V4 Awareness Training preferred. 
• Proven ability to lead and mentor 1-2 junior engineers in design, development and deployment. 
• Demonstrable skills and 4+ years of experience as a solid contributor developing with .NET technologies in complex systems environment using the following Microsoft frameworks such as .NET , WCF, SharePoint, SSRS. 
• 5+ years working with API design, documentation, maintenance, and support
• 5+ years of previous experience developing Windows applications and/or n-tier C/S systems using professional programming languages, extensions, and platforms with at least 2 of the following: C#, Java, JavaScript, WPF, VB.NET, TSQL, AJAX, Silverlight. 
• In-depth knowledge of Windows internals and messaging, the Windows API, multithreading techniques. 
• Working knowledge of object-oriented analysis and design (OOP/OOA&D), design patterns, as well as networking protocols and network programming interfaces. 
• Working knowledge of interfaces such as ODBC, ADO and XML.
• Experience in the full lifecycle design of software as well as commercial/opensource development processes and development tools. 
• Proven ability to produce technical documentation including software architecture and requirements documents and other design artifacts. 
• Development skills with SQL Server databases/ TSQL in a high transaction volume environment, and knowledge of SQL Server internals.
• Preferred real-time transaction processing experience. 
• Preferred experience with aws/azure environments and tools
• Preferred knowledge of CI/CD and deployment pipelines/processes. 
• Preferred experience utilizing AI to assist in development/diagnostic efforts.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain any necessary certifications and/or licenses

Boyd Gaming is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

Boyd Gaming is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.