Senior Engineering Director - Unannounced AAA Action RPG

6 Months ago • 8 Years +

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Job Description

Senior Engineering Director for AAA multiplayer RPG with 8+ years experience in game development or server teams. Must have C++, Unreal Engine, and strong computer science fundamentals.
Must have:
  • C++ experience
  • Unreal Engine
  • Computer Science
  • Multiplayer games
Good to have:
  • MMORPGS experience
  • Action RPGS
  • Liveops experience
  • Game design
Perks:
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Healthcare benefits
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Scopely is looking for a Senior Engineering Director to join us remotely from the US!

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 gaming industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily.

Scopely is building an exciting AAA multiplayer action game for consoles, PC, and mobile, using Unreal 5. We believe this stylized fantasy project has the potential to be massive in scale and industry-defining!
What You Will Do

As a Director of Engineering, you will help manage and architect an exciting new AAA multiplayer RPG for consoles, PC, and mobile devices.

  • Manage, mentor, and advise engineers on architecture, implementation, and career goals.
  • Design, develop and deploy server and gameplay features for multi-million user games
  • Ensuring technical performance is "Best-in-Class" throughout development
  • Reviewing Technical Design Documents and provide feedback and guidance to other engineers
  • Collaborating and communicating with cross-functional departments including: game design, QA, etc
  • Leading, mentoring, teaching, and participating in a strong engineering team and culture
  • Live game support & troubleshooting
  • Contributing to technical plans and schedules, and discussing 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

What We Are Looking For

  • 8+ years as part of a professional game development or server team or other relevant area
  • Well-versed in C++, including experience with asynchronous and multi-threaded programming paradigms
  • Experience working with Unreal Engine at the source code level
  • Strong computer science and engineering fundamentals (data structures, concurrency, design patterns, algorithms)
  • Strong understanding of architecture at scale, maintainability over time, robust API design, etc
  • Understanding of maintainability concerns when designing and implementing client/server architectures
  • Enjoy solving complex technical problems, especially in large systems
  • Willingness to learn and work with new technologies
  • Ability to communicate and share knowledge with non-technical people
  • A love and passion for games

Bonus Points

  • Experience working on multiplayers games, MMORPGS, or Action RPGS
For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY and WA, the annual salary range is $223,000 - 335,000, plus equity, bonus and benefits including healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time-off. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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 .

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$223.0K - $335.0K/yr (Outscal est.)
$279.0K/yr avg.
United States

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