Head of Software Engineering Acceleration (AI DevX)
Alpharetta, GA - USA
Job Summary
Scientific Games:
Scientific Games is the global leader in lottery games sports betting and technology and the partner of choice for government lotteries. From cutting-edge backend systems to exciting entertainment experiences and trailblazing retail and digital solutions we elevate play every day. We push game designs to the next level and are pioneers in data analytics and iLottery. Built on a foundation of trusted partnerships Scientific Games combines relentless innovation legendary performance and unwavering security to responsibly propel the global lottery industry ever forward.
Position Summary
Scientific Games is seeking a senior leader to accelerate software engineering across a global organization by improving developer workflows engineering systems and AI-enabled development practices. This role focuses on removing friction across the software delivery lifecycle including tooling testing code reviews documentation repository guidance and team collaboration to help engineers build faster and more effectively.
The ideal candidate can move between strategy and execution identify bottlenecks and drive scalable improvements across teams. They will build a small high-impact team and lead SGs approach to engineering acceleration leveraging AI where it adds value while creating reusable systems best practices and measurable gains in productivity.
Qualifications
Background That Fits
This role likely fits someone with deep experience across engineering systems DevX platform engineering developer productivity or internal tooling with strong working knowledge of modern AI development tools and agentic workflows.
A good candidate may come from a few different paths. They may have led a developer productivity or platform team in a large engineering organization. They may have built internal developer tooling and later grown into broader engineering systems leadership. They may come from a strong software engineering background and have spent the last few years helping teams use AI tools in a structured practical way.
The role needs strong engineering credibility good judgment and clear writing. It also needs someone who can tell the difference between activity and progress.
Experience That Would Help
Broad experience in software engineering platform DevX or engineering systems work
Experience leading cross-functional technical efforts across a large engineering organization
Good feel for SDLC bottlenecks testing maturity CI/CD review flow and repo health
Familiarity with AI coding tools agentic coding patterns repo-aware guidance and evaluation methods
Evidence of building shared systems or patterns that other engineers actually adopted
Comfort working in a polyglot environment with different languages repos and local processes
Experience That Fits
12 years of experience across software engineering product engineering platform engineering or technical product development
5 years leading efforts to help development teams build faster with higher quality and more joy
Proven track record of building and delivering mechanisms that understand bottlenecks builders face and solve for them
Experience operating effectively within large complex systems including legacy platforms
Automating testing across unit integration contract regression performance and end-to-end testing
Work Conditions
Scientific Games LLC and its affiliates (collectively SG) are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As a result certain SG employees may among other things be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s) undergo background investigations or security checks or meet certain standards dictated by law regulation or order to ensure SG complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees SG requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with SG (to the extent permitted by law) you shall be asked to consent to SG conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.
This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.
SG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class. If youd like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law please click here for EEOC Poster.
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About Company
About Scientific Games Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ:SGMS) is a leading developer of technology-based products and services and associated content for worldwide gaming, lottery and interactive markets. The Company's portfolio includes gaming machines, game content and systems; ... View more