London, England, United Kingdom Remote (Global)

Scopely is hiring an Engineer

Scopely is looking for a Senior Server/Backend Engineer to join the team behind one of our largest games, Monopoly GO! You will collaborate across disciplines with a mission to make the game safer and fair for a massive player base. We are a global team passionate about inspiring play.

What You'll Do

  • Collaborate with infrastructure engineers, data engineers, product managers, and tech leadership on the mission of making the game safer and fair.
  • Work on a wide range of technology, including front-end, mobile, server, and infrastructure.
  • Create a significant impact in our largest game.
  • Develop and maintain systems for a product with over 10 million daily active users.

What We're Looking For

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience or equivalent.
  • Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (C#, Java, Go, C++, etc.) and willingness to learn C#/.NET if not already experienced.
  • Fundamental understanding of Unity or similar game engines.
  • Experience or familiarity with cloud platforms, preferably AWS, and services such as DynamoDB, Redis, and EC2.
  • A solid grasp of distributed system fundamentals like concurrency and latency.
  • Comfort collaborating with data engineers and scientists in designing data-driven solutions.
  • Experience collaborating with other disciplines (game design, product), including understanding and writing documentation.
  • Willingness to learn and change areas of the system outside your comfort zone.
  • An interest in cybersecurity, game integrity, and anti-cheat systems.

Technical Stack

  • Unity mobile game with a .NET/C# back-end.
  • AWS infrastructure (EC2, Memcache, DynamoDB, Redis, ElasticSearch).
  • CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions, Bamboo, Spinnaker, and other tools.
  • Monitoring with Datadog, Bugsnag, Kibana (OpenSearch), and the AWS console.

Team & Environment

You will be part of a cross-functional team focused on web platforms.

Benefits & Compensation

  • The opportunity to create a significant impact in our largest game.
  • The challenge of working on a +10M DAU scale product.
  • Exposure to a wide range of technology, including front-end, mobile, server, and infrastructure.

Work Mode

This is a global remote position open to candidates based in the UK, Spain, Portugal, or the US.

Scopely is an equal opportunity employer. Employment is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications without discrimination.

Required Skills
C#.NETUnityAWSEC2DynamoDBRedisElasticSearchCI/CDGitHub ActionsDistributed Systems C#.NETUnityAWSEC2DynamoDBRedisElasticSearchCI/CDGitHub ActionsDistributed Systems
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Scopely
Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobile-first video game company, home to many top, award-winning experiences. They create, publish, and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer™ experience across multiple platforms.
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Job Details
Department Software Development
Category backend
Posted 3 months ago