Senior Engineer

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Software Development & Engineering

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Engineer will be working closely with feature owners, the game design team, and other development teams to implement new features within a feature team. They will also implement networked communications between game client and server, design and develop the game server and associated tools, write automated tests, and implement tools for live operations and game design teams to create new gameplay experiences. Scopely is looking for a Senior Engineer to join their Monopoly GO! team in Seville.

Must have:

5+ years of experience in game development.
Strong computer science and engineering fundamentals.
Mastery of C# or another OO language.
Hands-on experience with cloud computing (AWS, GCP...).

Good to have:

Familiarity with highly available back-end systems.
Web development on a modern framework.
Experience with automated testing.
Experience with stateful and stateless game server architectures.

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Job Details

Scopely is looking for a Senior Engineer to serve on and elevate our new casual game, Monopoly GO! team, in Seville 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.

The Monopoly GO! team is one of our key franchises and has just become one of Scopely’s largest games. The teams sit globally, with the bulk of their members located throughout Spain and the US.

What You Will Do

Working closely with feature owners, the game design team and other development teams to implement new features within a feature team
Work with game client developers to implement networked communications between game client and server
Design and develop our game server and associated tools and libraries, with a focus on performance, scalability and consistency
Write automated, high-quality tests (unit, integration etc.) and work with QA teams to improve gameplay experience, curtail exploits and ensure that everything works smoothly
Implement tools to empower our liveops and game design teams in the creation of new and exciting game-play experiences

What We're Looking For

5+ years as part of a professional game development team or other relevant area
Strong computer science and engineering fundamentals (data structures, concurrency, design patterns, algorithms)
Mastery of C# 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
Knowledge of Unix-like operating systems
Experience with Redis (or other database systems), ORMs and migration scripts
Ability to write efficient low-latency, low-IO code
Good understanding of how to prevent intrusions, injections, cheating etc.

Bonus Points

Familiar with highly available back-end systems and servers for games
Web development on a modern framework such as React or Angular
AWS, Docker, Terraform, Kibana, Chef, Ansible
Experience with automated testing
Experience with stateful and stateless game server architectures

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.