Senior Mathematician

Light & Wonder • Reno, NV

17d

About The Position

Light & Wonder’s Reno team creates games for North American Class III and specialty markets, including Central Determination, Class II, Historical Horse Racing, and Class III segments around the world. The Senior Mathematician designs and proofs mathematical models for gaming products while collaborating with game designers, mathematicians, engineers, and other development team members. The primary responsibility is delivering high-quality math models on schedule. The role also involves coding, testing, and debugging game simulations in an existing framework and mentoring junior-level mathematicians. This position requires initiative and accountability for completing assigned work.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in the mathematics of gaming.
• At least 3 years of experience with C++, C#, Python, or a similar object-oriented programming language.
• Expert knowledge of probability and gaming math models.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Visual Studio.
• 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 communicate and work with other members of game development staff.
• Ability to bring projects to completion with minimal supervision.
• Good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated team player able to work in a customer-oriented, fast-paced, demanding, and deadline-driven environment.
• Must enjoy working in a creative environment.
• Meet applicable gaming or other licensing, background investigation, security check, and other legal, regulatory, or contractual requirements for the role; consent to due diligence and a background investigation as a prerequisite to employment, to the extent permitted by law.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, or Computer Science preferred.
• A bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or another scientific field with a strong mathematical background may be considered.

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 returns through theoretical calculations and/or simulations.
• Participate in and contribute to game design and invention.
• Mentor junior-level mathematicians.
• Work with engineers to ensure correct implementation of math models.
• Deliver high-quality work on schedule and in accordance with game design and product requirements.
• Create computer simulations and analyses of existing and new math models.
• Maintain an understanding of competitive products and technology.
• Code, test, and debug game simulations in an existing framework.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior