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Scientific Games is the global leader in lottery games, sports betting and technology. The Software Development Manager works on major implementation projects for the central gaming system software group. The manager is the primary owner of all aspects of software delivery, from ensuring requirements are clear to starting to sell and cash lottery products. This includes planning and monitoring any data conversion. New features, reports, interfaces, and the people who develop them are the responsibility of the manager. This is a challenging and rewarding position that is highly respected within Scientific Games. All this requires a good mix of technical skill, verbal and written communication skills, project and personnel management. The day‑to‑day job is to manage people, projects, guide software direction, review and gather requirements, drive estimation and deliver against those estimates.

• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members as needed for completion of work items.
• Work with team members on technical and professional skills to enable career growth for team members.
• Provide plans, schedules and status to all levels of management and customers.
• Collect and document business requirements as needed.
• Develop project schedules and monitor project progress in conjunction with senior management.
• Assist all software engineers with hands‑on code implementation and code architecture and design as needed on projects.
• Responsible for mentorship, evaluations, conflict resolution and recognition of the staff to maintain highly motivated and engaged employees.
• Demonstrate a high degree of initiative and be accountable for the timely completion and thorough implementation of all tasks assigned.
• Ensure developers deliver quality work as scheduled in accordance with technical design and product requirements.
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge on new programming methods and technologies.
• Direct customer interaction for many parts of the projects.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Travel – 25% of the time.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 10 or more years of management experience.
• 5 or more years of senior programming experience, preferably in large‑scale transaction processing or other complex systems.
• Ability to supervise production support activity outside of normal office hours.
• Familiarity with current software design methodology and architecture.
• Experience with industry‑standard source control/configuration tools.
• Experience with real‑time server programming, high‑availability environment programming, and user interface implementation (a plus).
• Ability to mentor, encourage and manage developers through stressful projects.
• Knowledge of security concepts and industry standards.
• Knowledge regarding many SDLC processes and methodologies.
• Good interpersonal, verbal communication and writing skills.
• Good time‑management skills and ability to work in a dynamic and customer‑centric environment.
• Organizational skills, careful and detail‑oriented work style.
• Planning, risk assessment with mitigations.
• Strong analytical skills and problem‑solving abilities.
• Build and lead a team.
• Ability to communicate and articulate technical issues to audiences of various types.

Local to Atlanta, GA.

The essential functions of this job require the employee to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities, including close and distance vision. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Certain employees may be required to obtain a gaming or other license, undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet specific regulatory or contractual standards. All employees may also be required to consent to due diligence and background investigations. These requirements help ensure compliance with regulations and contractual commitments.

Scientific Games is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.