Senior Server Engineer - Scrabble

GSN Games

| Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain (Hybrid) | Full Time | 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Scopely is seeking a Senior Server Engineer for the Scrabble® GO team in Barcelona. This hybrid role involves designing, developing, and deploying server-side features and APIs for games with millions of users, impacting company revenue through features like matchmaking and in-app purchases. The engineer will ensure high uptime and low latency, maintain AWS-based infrastructure (DynamoDB, RDS, EC2, AutoScaling, Elasticache, Elasticsearch), and collaborate with client and server engineers on complex features.

Must Have

Design, develop, and deploy server-side features and APIs.
Implement revenue-impacting services like matchmaking and in-app purchases.
Ensure high uptime and low latency for games and services.
Build and improve AWS infrastructure (DynamoDB, RDS, EC2, AutoScaling, Elasticache, Elasticsearch).
Collaborate with client and server engineers on complex features.
Experience working closely with product representatives.
Experience designing and building reliable, fault-tolerant, and easy-to-operate applications.
Expertise in Java, C#, Golang, Python, or PHP.
Experience with asynchronous, multi-threaded, parallel programming.
Hands-on experience building massively scalable server systems.
Strong understanding of cloud technologies.
Experience with database, caching, and queue technologies.
Knowledge of instrumentation and monitoring techniques and technologies.

Job Description

Scopely is looking for a Senior Server Engineer to join our Scrabble® GO team in 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.

Scrabble® GO is one of our casual free-to-play mobile games and is the modern version of the world’s favorite word game! 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

Design, develop and deploy server-side features and APIs for Scopely's multi-million user games
Implement services that often generate significant revenue impact for the company
Examples include matchmaking, tournaments, in-app purchasing conduits, etc
Work with the wider business to identify and mitigate risks and to plan effective roadmaps for delivery
Ensure that Scopely's games and services maintain high uptime and low latency
Build, maintain and continuously improve our infrastructure systems based on AWS: DynamoDB, RDS, EC2, AutoScaling, Elasticache, Elasticsearch, etc
Collaborate with a team of client and server engineers to build complex features with client-server interaction

What We’re Looking For

Experience working closely with product representatives to build and improve the game features that our users are demanding
Experience designing and building reliable and fault tolerant, yet simple and easy to operate applications and systems
Expertise in one of more of the following languages: Java, C#, Golang, Python or PHP (we use C# on the server, but many of our engineers had background in other languages)
Experience with asynchronous, multi-threaded, parallel programming paradigms and other similar techniques to improve application throughput
Real, hands-on experience building massively scalable server side systems
Strong understanding of cloud technologies
Understanding and have worked with different database technologies (database tuning, query optimization, NoSQL data modelling), caching solutions, and queue technologies
Understanding and knowledge of instrumentation and monitoring techniques and technologies (like statsd, DataDog, Grafana, etc.)

At Scopely, we create games for everyone - and want to ensure that the people behind our games reflect that! We are committed to creating a diverse, supportive work environment where everyone is treated with respect. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us & embrace the adventure!

About Us

Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobile-first video game company, home to many top, award-winning experiences such as "MONOPOLY GO!," “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “Stumble Guys,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” and “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” among others.

Scopely creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer™ experience across multiple platforms--from mobile, web, PC and beyond.

Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami that supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the games industry.

Recognized multiple times as one of Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies,” Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years.

Scopely has global operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia, EMEA, and North America, and is home to many internal game development teams, referred to as Scopely Studios, with additional game studio partners across four continents.

Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group in July 2023 for $4.9 billion, and is now an independent subsidiary of Savvy.

For more information on Scopely, visit: scopely.com

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