IGT is a global leader in gaming with 5$ billion revenue, 12000+ employee in more than 100 countries.
IGT Belgrade branch provides gaming products for commercial casino markets, distributed government-sponsored markets, interactive (online) markets and sports betting markets. Our company in Belgrade has 250+ employees and it’s located at Business Center Usce with team offices with great views.
Our Belgrade Online Gaming department (with central in San Francisco) counts 50+ great people and growing. Lot of our employees have a great (10+ years) of experience and expertise. We are successfully creating games here on location for more than 15 years, with well-established business, product, and processes, while company globally for more than 50 years.
Our Products are Online Multi Channel Games (Desktop/Mobile/Tablet) therefore we are using cutting edge technology in our production. Besides new techs we have well rounded processes as well.
We also have all roles and skills on location including producing, art and animation, front and back-end dev, math and game design, sound production, test , dev-ops, release and support ops. That allows our studio to be self-sufficient well organized and efficient while working on creative and fun games.
Would you like to be part of our great team? Here is what you need.
The Game Designer will:
- Calculate the probabilities of winning combinations and other aspects of game design.
- Be responsible for coding and testing the mathematical logic of our games.
- Prepare the necessary mathematical documentation for the technical approval.
- Participate in designing all aspects of a game design including entertainment, pacing, mathematical outcomes, and player communication.
- Actively work on multiple projects concurrently (strong multitasking is essential).
- Be consulted in advisory role during a game’s concept phase for exploitability or jurisdictional risks.
- Jointly develop and adopt prototypes and simulators (C#, XML schema and Direct X) for game concepts.
- Have a possibility to pitch innovative ideas and submit patent applications.
- May be called on to verify jackpot awards, or other large wins.
- May assist in investigating anomalous sessions as requested by operators.
Qualifications
- University degree in Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or similar science.
- At least 2 years of experience as a mathematician – game designer.
- Experienced and Proficient in statistics and probability.
- Strong Excel skills.
- Proficient in programming C++, C#, Phyton, Java or similar language, for simulating game logic
- Being precise, detailed, and accurate
- Solid technical English as well as good team playing and good communication skills
The way we work
We organize our game production workflow in a relaxed environment, practicing agile/scrum methodology through game production lifecycle that consists of: Pre-Production, Development, Play Test, Acceptance Review, QA, Certification, Live. Game designer is involved from Pre-Production phase till QA Sign off phase, working both on creating and troubleshooting math model of the game. During this process you will closely cooperate with other team member of other disciples (art/dev/sound…). While our producers are managing this process for every game, your team lead will be there for you to help you, train you and technically guide you through it, supporting you through your career growth. This is aligned with our values, as we value cooperation, positive atmosphere, and teamwork while we strongly believe in personal development and invest continually in training, coaching and career progress of our employees. Our working hours model Is flexible, part time from office and part time from home in agreement with team lead and colleagues on project.
We offer
- Vibrant and stimulating work environment within Class-A office space
- Opportunity to learn and further improve your skills
- Opportunity to develop a career within a stable environment
- Full-time/permanent employment and competitive salary
- Private health insurance for you and your family
- Flexible working hours including work from home and from office
Our Recruitment Process
We aim to reply to all applicants. Interview process consists of several stages, each one allowing us get to know you better, professionally and technically. It is also an opportunity for you to gain a better understanding of our culture and the work we do here.
The stages include:
- CV review
- Phone Interview with recruiter
- Technical interview for shortlisted candidates
- Candidates who successfully complete this step are eligible to pass to the final round
- Usually, the whole process lasts few weeks – we’ll keep you updated on each stage!