Technical Team Lead (Server) - Unannounced Project

Description

Scopely is looking for a Tech Team Lead (Server) to join our unannounced project based in either Barcelona or Dublin, 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.

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 a team of experienced engineers who focus on developing and maintaining the game server
• Design and implement new features in our game client, working collaboratively with other stakeholder teams to understand requirements and identify the best technical solutions.
• Propose and implement improvements to our development processes, workflows and tools, to increase efficiency, quality and throughput.
• Conduct pair programming, code reviews, 1-1’s and knowledge sharing sessions to enhance skills and build an incredible development culture.
• Work closely with QA to resolve bugs and deliver high-quality code for testing, contributing directly to the code base.
• Be the quality gate for all code that goes into our core technologies. Keep the team writing clean, efficient and optimized code.
• Work with stakeholders to figure out and implement the best alternative technical solutions.
  
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Proven ability to engage and motivate, to bring out the best in people.
• 5+ years as part of a professional development team working on game server features or other relevant areas.
• Familiarity with software development methodologies such as Agile and Scrum.
• Excellent experience working with multiple stakeholders in the development process - be able to understand their goals, and deliver/ evaluate various tech solutions to meet these.
• 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
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• 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.
  
  
  

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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