Software Engineer (Java)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 27, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jun 30, 2026. Light & Wonder scores B on the Alion truth index.
iGaming:
If it’s iGaming, we know a thing or two. At Light & Wonder, It’s all about the games, and our digital team leads the global iGaming market, providing jaw-dropping content and innovative software that powers the world's most successful online gaming providers.
Position Summary
Light & Wonder is the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment. The company brings together 5,000 employees from six continents to connect content between land-based and digital channels with unmatched technology and distribution. Guided by a culture that values daring teamwork and creativity, Light & Wonder builds new worlds of play, developing game experiences loved by players around the globe. The company’s OpenGaming(tm) platform powers the largest digital-gaming network in the industry. Light & Wonder is committed to the highest standards of integrity, from promoting player responsibility to implementing sustainable practices. To learn more, visit lnw.com.
We are a team of passionate, self-motivated, results-oriented technologists that deliver value to our customers through useful and working software. We are driven by respect, trust, teamwork, and excellence. Our team shares an agile mindset and attitude towards value-delivery, continuously striving for higher-quality decision making, better-quality products, faster delivery, and stronger team member engagement. We deliver the next generation technology behind innovative products that change the gaming industry.
We are looking for bright individuals with creativity and technical ability to work on one of the largest e-gaming platforms in the world. The ideal candidate will need to find innovative solutions to challenging problems and have a hands-on technical ability to design and implement the solutions.
We are on the look out for a Software Engineer (Java) to join our team!
Key Tasks
Design & develop functionality based on existing coding standards or patterns
Write unit and integration tests for own code
Contribute to code reviews on code written by the team
Participate in all stages of the software development life cycle
Write clean Java code
Work with others as part of a self-organizing team to design, build, and run products and serviceshosted on premisesand cloud.
Review and refactor existing code to improve our platform's reliability, robustness, performance, and operability.
Work within n agile setting and deliver value to the business incrementally in sprints.
Become part of a value-oriented culture ensuring the quality of products and services delivered by the team.
Qualifications
B.Sc. degree in Computer Science or related scientific/engineering field.
Demonstratable knowledge of Java.
2+ years of software development experience using Java.
2+ years of experience working in agile teams.
Experience in developing RESTful applications with Spring boot or related frameworks.
Experience in working with both relational (SQL, DDL, ACID) and non-relational databases.
Comfortable with Unix/Linux environments
Team Spirit
Self-motivated with a drive for excellence
Passionate about technology
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
Nice to have but not required - not to worry, we arehere to help
Experience on Amazon Web Services
Experience developing in a microservicesarchitecture using Docker containers.
Experience on DevOps, and tools like Maven, Jenkins etc.
Additional Information
Why would you enjoy working with us at Light & Wonder?
Competitive benefits, an open and supportive environment as well as a modern and exciting workplace.
The opportunity to interact with global teams on a regular basis and the possibility to switch teams and projects as you and our business continues to develop and grow.
Exciting projects with opportunities for creating positive change to our game engineering ecosystem.
And if that is not enough; you will get to enjoy astunning work location and flexible working whilst we provide you with the guidance and development skills you need to progress quickly and enhance your career.
Location Athens, Greece or Sofia, Bulgaria. This vacancy relates to one position that may be filled in either location. The vacancy will be closed once the position has been filled in one of the two countries.