Mathematician

Light & Wonder • Reno, NV

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

Our Reno team at Light & Wonder creates games for North America Class III and specialty markets. We design and develop custom content for Charitable Gaming (Grover Gaming), Central Determination, Class II, Historical Horse Racing, and Class III segments located around the world. Now part of Light & Wonder, Grover Gaming brings a legacy of innovation, integrity, and game design excellence to our growing team. Known for its award-winning electronic gaming experiences and vibrant culture, Grover Gaming has built a reputation as a top workplace and a trusted name in the industry. Together, we’re expanding our impact and shaping the future of charitable gaming with even greater creativity, purpose, and reach. It is an exciting environment where game designers, mathematicians, engineers, artists, sound designers, and testers work together to produce some of the best content in the market. We are looking for a creative and passionate mathematician with gaming experience to design and proof math models for our gaming products while working closely with other members of our development team. The primary responsibility of this position is to deliver high quality and timely math models. It will also require coding, testing, and debugging of game simulations in an existing framework. This position must demonstrate a high degree of initiative and is accountable for the thorough implementation of all tasks assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics/Statistics or Computer Science preferred. Bachelor’s degree in EE or Physics or other scientific fields with a strong mathematical background considered.
• 1-5 years of experience in the mathematics of gaming.
• 1-2 years of experience with C++, C#, Python or similar object-oriented programming language.
• Experience in Microsoft Excel and Visual Studio.
• Expert knowledge of probability.
• Expert knowledge of gaming math models.
• Must enjoy working in a creative environment.
• Knowledge of programming languages, software development, design patterns and object-oriented programming.
• Ability to create spreadsheets and software simulations to verify math models.
• Ability to identify, research, and solve gaming related problems.
• Ability to interface and communicate with other members of the game development staff.
• Ability to bring projects to completion with minimal supervision.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and a high level of interpersonal skills.
• Must be a self-motivated team player with the ability to work in a customer-oriented, very fast-paced, demanding, and deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with game designers and mathematicians to develop proof of concept and feasible math models.
• Develop and generate math models that demonstrate gaming probabilities and mathematical return of games via theoretical calculation and/or simulation.
• Participate and contribute in the game design and invention process.
• Work with engineers to ensure correct implementation of math models.
• Deliver high quality work as scheduled in accordance with the game design and product requirements.
• Create computer simulation and analysis of existing and new math models.
• Maintain an understanding of competitive products and technology.
• Be passionate, motivated, and excited about what we do!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees