Senior Technical Team Lead (Game Server) - Unannounced Project

7 Months ago • 4-8 Years • Full Stack Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Lead & manage server teams developing game servers for an ambitious, unannounced Strategy/MMO title. Expertise in Python, Redis, scalable system design, and strong leadership skills are essential. Experience with AWS, messaging systems, and game design principles are a plus.
Must have:
  • Python Experience
  • Redis Expertise
  • Scalable System
  • Leadership Skills
Good to have:
  • AWS Services
  • Messaging Systems
  • Game Design
  • Infrastructure-as-Code
Perks:
  • Visa Sponsorship
  • Relocation Assistance

Job Details

Description

Scopely is looking for a Senior Technical Team Lead to join our unannounced project based in either Ireland, UK, Spain, Portugal and Israel on a hybrid or remote basis. We can support with visa sponsorship and relocation assistance.  
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. 
We are in the early stages of development on an ambitious, unannounced Strategy/MMO title, creating a team of talented and passionate game makers to join us on this exciting journey!
What You Will Do            
  • Lead and manage several server team leads who, in turn manage teams focused on developing and maintaining the game server
  • Propose and implement improvements to our development processes, workflows and tools, to increase efficiency, quality and throughput.
  • Understand the server technology, middleware and their constraints in the main areas of a game: client, server and infrastructure.
  • With the Engineering Leads, manage the development cycle and identify the engineering tasks and processes needed to execute the roadmap
  • Ensure that the games are being built with a productive methodology and solid coding practices, technical briefs, and code reviews, keeping in mind long-term quality
  • Work with stakeholders to figure out and implement the best alternative technical solutions.
  • Identify technical risks on projects and develop contingency plans to put into place with the team.
  • Maintain positive working relationships with technology teams within Scopely to enhance the use of shared technologies.
  • Maintain regular internal communications and encourage a pleasant team atmosphere.
  • Facilitate communication both within and across disciplines.
  • Demonstrate good leadership, charisma, enthusiasm and a sense of commitment.
  • Manage the performance of the engineering team staff, and grow and nurture the engineering organization.
  • Take responsibility for recruitment, onboarding, development and professional training of the engineering team.
  • Ensure each Lead Engineer defines clear objectives to their team members and direct reports.
  • Propose solutions to improve the development of projects in the studio.
  • Identify and promote the application of technical best practices within the studio.
  • Facilitate and encourage the sharing of technical knowledge and code between projects.
What We’re Looking For           
  • High leadership experience in the games industry.
  • Experience in developing highly available back-end systems and servers for large-scale MMO games, high-traffic web systems or applications
  • Experienced with Python and its ecosystem (libraries, frameworks, etc.), familiarity with web frameworks such as Flask, Tornado, FastAPI, or another similar web framework and Python threading, as well as the principles of async programming
  • Familiar with the design and implementation of highly scalable, reliable, and secure systems using Redis and its ecosystem, such as Redislabs. Solid understanding of RESTful API design and development
  • Exceptional people management and communication skills.
  • Good knowledge of programming languages and software engineering practices.
  • Expertise in the relevant server and infrastructure technologies that are part of a game
  • Experience with stateful and stateless game server architectures
Bonus Points          
  • Familiarity with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ, AWS SQS, Redis Streams
  • Experience working with AWS services like EC2, ECR, RDS, S3, and IAM
  • Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and experience with Terraform for managing infrastructure deployment
  • Knowledge of game design principles and user experience.
  • Understanding of network infrastructure and cloud networking concepts, such as VPC, Subnet, Security Groups, and Load Balancing
  • Experience with traffic analysis via Charles proxy, browser developer tools, Datadog, logs
  • Understanding Kibana / Datadog log querying and dashboards
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.   
Notice to candidates: Scopely, Inc and its affiliates will never request payment or ask for financial information as a condition for applying to a position or receiving an offer of employment.All official Scopely, Inc. recruiters only use email domains that end with @scopely.com.               
Our official website is www.scopely.com. Please only apply to positions posted on our official website and ensure the recruiter only communicates via the official email domain.                     
Should you have any questions or encounter any fraudulent requests/emails/websites, please immediately contact recruiting@scopely.com.               

Similar Jobs

Blitre Rewards - Cloud Architect

Blitre Rewards

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Pocket Worlds - Staff Backend Engineer - Infrastructure

Pocket Worlds

Poland (On-Site)
2 Months ago
USE Insider - Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

USE Insider

Istanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye (Remote)
7 Months ago
Milestone - Software Engineer - Backend

Milestone

Israel (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Opendoor - Software Engineer - Fullstack (Go, SQL, Typescript)

Opendoor

San Francisco, California, United States (Hybrid)
6 Days ago
Visa - Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack

Visa

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (Hybrid)
7 Months ago
Ubisoft - Senior C++ Programmer

Ubisoft

Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden (Hybrid)
2 Months ago
Next Level Business Services - Java Tech Lead

Next Level Business Services

Chicago, Illinois, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
4theplayer - Remote Lead JavaScript Developer

4theplayer

(Remote)
6 Months ago
Gravitee - Senior Full Stack Engineer

Gravitee

Delhi, India (Remote)
7 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Colo pl - Server-Side Engineer (Game Industry Experience Not Required)

Colo pl

Minato City, Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
1 Year ago
Super.com - Senior Software Engineer, Payments (Remote!)

Super.com

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Remote)
7 Months ago
Sporty Group - Senior Backend Engineer

Sporty Group

(Remote)
11 Months ago
tatsu works - Senior Fullstack Engineer

tatsu works

Singapore (Remote)
6 Months ago
Glocomms - Staff/Senior Software Engineer

Glocomms

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Epic Games - Backend Engineer

Epic Games

(On-Site)
5 Months ago
Aristocrat - DevOps Engineer

Aristocrat

Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland (Hybrid)
5 Days ago
Applike - Feature Store Architect

Applike

Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany (Hybrid)
5 Days ago
Gravitee - Senior Full Stack Engineer

Gravitee

Delhi, India (Remote)
7 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Spain

Scopely - Senior Director, Engineering - Yahtzee With Buddies

Scopely

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
Mattel Inc - Regional Amazon Marketing Intern

Mattel Inc

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Tesla - Autopilot Test Specialist

Tesla

Santa Oliva, Catalunya, Spain (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Social Discovery Group - VP of Finance

Social Discovery Group

Spain (Remote)
7 Months ago
Scopely - Senior Systems Designer

Scopely

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Scopely - Senior Dev QA

Scopely

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (Hybrid)
3 Days ago
Keywords Studios - French Game Linguist

Keywords Studios

Catalonia, Spain (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Rovio  - Level Designer

Rovio

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Ansys - DevOps R&D Engineer II

Ansys

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Evolution  - Game Presenter - Korean Speaker

Evolution

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain (On-Site)
1 Year ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Full Stack Development Jobs

Patreon - Fullstack Software Engineer, Core Creator Experience

Patreon

New York, New York, United States (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Spellbrush - Software Engineer

Spellbrush

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Google - Senior Software Engineer, Multiplatform, Core

Google

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Next Level Business Services - Java Script Developer (Sr UI Developer with very Strong Exp in Java Script )

Next Level Business Services

Dallas, Texas, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Microsoft - Member of Technical Staff - Growth Web Engineer

Microsoft

Mountain View, California, United States (Hybrid)
2 Months ago
Next Level Business Services - Angular JS Developer

Next Level Business Services

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Google - Software Engineer III, Full Stack, Google Ads

Google

Mountain View, California, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Ion - Java Developer, Italy

Ion

Italy (Hybrid)
7 Months ago
Nagarro - Staff Engineer, .Net Fullstack

Nagarro

Colombia (Remote)
7 Months ago
Milestone - Senior Software Engineer

Milestone

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (Hybrid)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel (Hybrid)

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Hybrid)

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (Hybrid)

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (Hybrid)

Culver City, California, United States (Remote)

Culver City, California, United States (On-Site)

Culver City, California, United States (Remote)

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Hybrid)

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Hybrid)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Scopely

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug