Scopely is looking for a Staff Server Engineer to join our Monopoly GO! team and work from Barcelona on a hybrid basis.
At Scopely we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play every day - whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing publishing and innovating the mobile games industry connecting millions of people around the world daily.
Monopoly GO! is our new casual game and a key franchise that has just become Scopelys largest game enjoyed by millions of players. The team is based in Europe and the US and works every day to create captivating new experiences for our players.
What You Will Do- Lead a team of Engineers setting clear expectations and providing continuous feedback coaching and mentoring to ensure success and growth
- Working closely with feature owners economy liveops and other development teams to implement feature simulations and technological pipelines for Monopoly GO!
- Driving the implementation of systems that transform raw game data into analytical datasets for simulation and evaluation
- Ensuring technical performance is Best-in-Class throughout development
- Writing automated high-quality tests (unit integration load etc.) and working with QA teams to improve gameplay experience curtail exploits and ensure that everything works smoothly
- Reviewing Technical Design Documents and provide feedback and guidance to other engineers
- Collaborating and communicating with cross-functional departments including: economy liveops qa etc.
- Participating in a strong engineering team and culture
- Live game support & troubleshooting
- Contributing to technical plans and discussing the workflows and requirements with stakeholders
- Implementing tools to empower our liveops and game design teams in the creation of new and exciting game-play experiences
- Explore AI-assisted tools (LLMs copilots automation frameworks) to improve productivity enhance analysis depth and accelerate iteration cycles
What Were Looking For
- 6 years as part of a professional game development team or other relevant area
- Experience managing people driving 1:1s and performance reviews doing follow ups and providing regular feedback to direct reports
- Experience driving and leading the technical execution of complex and interdisciplinary developments
- Mastery of C# Python or another OO language including experience with asynchronous and multi-threaded programming paradigms
- Hands-on experience with cloud computing (AWS GCP...) and low-latency high-scale distributed systems
- Strong computer science and engineering fundamentals (data structures concurrency design patterns algorithms)
- Strong understanding of game framework architecture at scale maintainability over time robust API design etc.
- Strong knowledge of application design best patterns and practices; understanding of maintainability concerns when designing and implementing applications
- Enjoy solving complex technical problems especially in large systems
- Willingness to learn and work with new technologies
- Youre a great tech communicator who knows how to share knowledge with non-technical people
- You have a desire to seek out and take on user feedback to drive world class application development
- A passion for games
Bonus Points
- Experience building your own games as personal projects or game jams
- Experience with AWS Docker Kibana Ansible
- Experience with automated testing
- Solid experience with SQL and at least one data warehouse (BigQuery preferred)
- Knowledge of probability applied statistics and simulation techniques
- Experience with distributed processing tools: Spark PySpark or alternatives
- Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines using Airflow DBT or similar frameworks
- Experience in gaming monetization or game economy
- Familiarity with gameplay logic or LiveOps systems
- Experience developing internal libraries or tools for non-technical teams
- Curiosity for experimenting with AI systems to extend capabilities of existing pipelines or prototype new evaluation methods
At Scopely we believe in creating a supportive work environment where everyone is treated with respect and inclusivity. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of age race ethnicity gender sexual orientation religion disability or any other protected status.
About Scopely
Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company home to many of the worlds most beloved and enduring experiences including two of the most successful mobile games of all-time MONOPOLY GO! and Pokémon GO along with Stumble Guys Star Trek Fleet Command MARVEL Strike Force WWE Champions the Scrabble franchise Yahtzee With Buddies and many others. Across mobile web PC and console Scopely creates develops publishes and live-operates one of the most diversified and award-winning portfolios in the games industry bringing hundreds of millions of players together through a shared love of play.
Founded in 2011 Scopely is powered by its exceptional team including thousands of world-class gamemakers around the globe a distinctive tenet-driven culture and its proprietary technology platform Playgami. Together these strengths have fueled Scopelys position as the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally generating more than $10 billion in lifetime revenue. Whether building global sensations like MONOPOLY GO! from the ground up or expanding through strategic acquisitions including the FoxNext GSN and Niantic games businesses Scopely consistently delivers experiences players love today and return to for years to come.
Recognized multiple times as one of the 100 Most Influential Companies in the World by TIME magazine and one of Fast Companys Worlds Most Innovative Companies and Best Workplaces for Innovators Scopely believes that video games can be a force for good creating meaningful connections vibrant communities and making life better through play.
Scopely has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries worldwide. For more information visit: Experience:
Staff IC
Scopely is looking for a Staff Server Engineer to join our Monopoly GO! team and work from Barcelona on a hybrid basis.At Scopely we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play every day - whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues or through our deep connections wi...
Scopely is looking for a Staff Server Engineer to join our Monopoly GO! team and work from Barcelona on a hybrid basis.
At Scopely we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play every day - whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing publishing and innovating the mobile games industry connecting millions of people around the world daily.
Monopoly GO! is our new casual game and a key franchise that has just become Scopelys largest game enjoyed by millions of players. The team is based in Europe and the US and works every day to create captivating new experiences for our players.
What You Will Do- Lead a team of Engineers setting clear expectations and providing continuous feedback coaching and mentoring to ensure success and growth
- Working closely with feature owners economy liveops and other development teams to implement feature simulations and technological pipelines for Monopoly GO!
- Driving the implementation of systems that transform raw game data into analytical datasets for simulation and evaluation
- Ensuring technical performance is Best-in-Class throughout development
- Writing automated high-quality tests (unit integration load etc.) and working with QA teams to improve gameplay experience curtail exploits and ensure that everything works smoothly
- Reviewing Technical Design Documents and provide feedback and guidance to other engineers
- Collaborating and communicating with cross-functional departments including: economy liveops qa etc.
- Participating in a strong engineering team and culture
- Live game support & troubleshooting
- Contributing to technical plans and discussing the workflows and requirements with stakeholders
- Implementing tools to empower our liveops and game design teams in the creation of new and exciting game-play experiences
- Explore AI-assisted tools (LLMs copilots automation frameworks) to improve productivity enhance analysis depth and accelerate iteration cycles
What Were Looking For
- 6 years as part of a professional game development team or other relevant area
- Experience managing people driving 1:1s and performance reviews doing follow ups and providing regular feedback to direct reports
- Experience driving and leading the technical execution of complex and interdisciplinary developments
- Mastery of C# Python or another OO language including experience with asynchronous and multi-threaded programming paradigms
- Hands-on experience with cloud computing (AWS GCP...) and low-latency high-scale distributed systems
- Strong computer science and engineering fundamentals (data structures concurrency design patterns algorithms)
- Strong understanding of game framework architecture at scale maintainability over time robust API design etc.
- Strong knowledge of application design best patterns and practices; understanding of maintainability concerns when designing and implementing applications
- Enjoy solving complex technical problems especially in large systems
- Willingness to learn and work with new technologies
- Youre a great tech communicator who knows how to share knowledge with non-technical people
- You have a desire to seek out and take on user feedback to drive world class application development
- A passion for games
Bonus Points
- Experience building your own games as personal projects or game jams
- Experience with AWS Docker Kibana Ansible
- Experience with automated testing
- Solid experience with SQL and at least one data warehouse (BigQuery preferred)
- Knowledge of probability applied statistics and simulation techniques
- Experience with distributed processing tools: Spark PySpark or alternatives
- Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines using Airflow DBT or similar frameworks
- Experience in gaming monetization or game economy
- Familiarity with gameplay logic or LiveOps systems
- Experience developing internal libraries or tools for non-technical teams
- Curiosity for experimenting with AI systems to extend capabilities of existing pipelines or prototype new evaluation methods
At Scopely we believe in creating a supportive work environment where everyone is treated with respect and inclusivity. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of age race ethnicity gender sexual orientation religion disability or any other protected status.
About Scopely
Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company home to many of the worlds most beloved and enduring experiences including two of the most successful mobile games of all-time MONOPOLY GO! and Pokémon GO along with Stumble Guys Star Trek Fleet Command MARVEL Strike Force WWE Champions the Scrabble franchise Yahtzee With Buddies and many others. Across mobile web PC and console Scopely creates develops publishes and live-operates one of the most diversified and award-winning portfolios in the games industry bringing hundreds of millions of players together through a shared love of play.
Founded in 2011 Scopely is powered by its exceptional team including thousands of world-class gamemakers around the globe a distinctive tenet-driven culture and its proprietary technology platform Playgami. Together these strengths have fueled Scopelys position as the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally generating more than $10 billion in lifetime revenue. Whether building global sensations like MONOPOLY GO! from the ground up or expanding through strategic acquisitions including the FoxNext GSN and Niantic games businesses Scopely consistently delivers experiences players love today and return to for years to come.
Recognized multiple times as one of the 100 Most Influential Companies in the World by TIME magazine and one of Fast Companys Worlds Most Innovative Companies and Best Workplaces for Innovators Scopely believes that video games can be a force for good creating meaningful connections vibrant communities and making life better through play.
Scopely has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries worldwide. For more information visit: Experience:
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