Game Mathematician (Remote)

Remote - Belgrade, MT

10,001+ employees

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

About the position

IGT Play Digital is seeking a passionate, adaptive, hard-working Mathematician/Game Designer ready to apply their skills in this fast-paced creative industry, with an emphasis on maintaining and designing best in-class gaming experiences. This remote position offers the opportunity to work from anywhere while contributing to our online studio in the Pacific time zone and support our studios in Manchester, Belgrade, and Timisoara. As a Mathematician/Game Designer, you will contribute to all stages of game development, from concept through quality assurance, and be responsible for creating and adapting mathematical models, conducting playtests, and providing documentation and support to team members throughout the development process.

Responsibilities

• Support conversions of highly rated IGT land-based titles to compelling online experiences
• Create game math for original games and provide math documentation for originals and ports of land-based games to engineers
• Test mathematical outcomes to assure quality and accuracy (through calculations in MS Excel, programming, and other various proprietary tools)
• Employ meticulous attention to detail to achieve optimal designs for mathematical documentation, including math models, game logic, PAR sheets, and customer-facing communication
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including producers, artists, engineers, and others throughout development, across all our online studios
• Work with other designers and mathematicians to brainstorm new concepts, create math and prototypes, keep our game characteristics database up to date, peer review documentation, and improve our templates and processes
• Extensively play test all games in studio development with detailed verbal or written feedback around all aspects of the player experience: math, art, sound, messaging, game pacing, and user interface
• Stay up to date on performance data and industry trends to help identify future game mechanics and to better understand different market preferences in Europe, Canada, North America, and specific lottery-based casino customers

Requirements

• Experience with real money wagering casino games
• Background in Combinatorics, Probability Theory, and Statistics
• Solid experience with MS Excel, creating and adapting large and complex spreadsheets
• Basic programming knowledge and aptitude for learning advanced programming techniques using C++, C#, or similar language, for simulating game logic
• Strong critical thinking skills, attention to details, and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills and must be able to clearly explain and present technical and non-technical ideas in English

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., game design, mathematics, statistics, or computer science) or equivalent experience
• Passion for games of all kinds