Staff Server Engineer

Scopely is looking for a Staff Server Engineer to join our Monopoly GO! team and work from the UK on a remote 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.

MONOPOLY GO! is a global phenomenon and the biggest mobile game launch in history, captivating millions of players worldwide.

What You Will Do

• Lead a team of Engineers, setting clear expectations and providing continuous feedback, coaching, and mentoring to ensure success and growth
• Working closely with feature owners, economy, liveops and other development teams to implement feature simulations and technological pipelines for Monopoly GO!
• Driving the implementation of systems that transform raw game data into analytical datasets for simulation and evaluation
• Ensuring technical performance is “Best-in-Class” throughout development
• Writing automated, high-quality tests (unit, integration, load, etc.) and working with QA teams to improve gameplay experience, curtail exploits and ensure that everything works smoothly
• Reviewing Technical Design Documents and provide feedback and guidance to other engineers
• Collaborating and communicating with cross-functional departments including: economy, liveops, qa, etc.
• Participating in a strong engineering team and culture
• Live game support & troubleshooting
• Contributing to technical plans and discussing the 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
• Explore AI-assisted tools (LLMs, copilots, automation frameworks) to improve productivity, enhance analysis depth, and accelerate iteration cycles

What We’re Looking For

• 6+ years as part of a professional game development team or other relevant area
• Experience managing people, driving 1:1s and performance reviews, doing follow ups and providing regular feedback to direct reports
• Experience driving and leading the technical execution of complex and interdisciplinary developments
• Mastery of C#, Python 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
• Strong computer science and engineering fundamentals (data structures, concurrency, design patterns, algorithms)
• Strong understanding of game framework architecture at scale, maintainability over time, robust API design, etc.
• Strong knowledge of application design best patterns and practices; understanding of maintainability concerns when designing and implementing applications
• Enjoy solving complex technical problems, especially in large systems
• Willingness to learn and work with new technologies
• You’re a great tech communicator who knows how to share knowledge with non-technical people
• You have a desire to seek out and take on user feedback to drive world class application development
• A passion for games

Bonus Points

• Experience building your own games as personal projects or game jams
• Experience with AWS, Docker, Kibana, Ansible
• Experience with automated testing
• Solid experience with SQL and at least one data warehouse (BigQuery preferred)
• Knowledge of probability, applied statistics, and simulation techniques
• Experience with distributed processing tools: Spark, PySpark, or alternatives
• Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines using Airflow, DBT, or similar frameworks
• Experience in gaming, monetization, or game economy
• Familiarity with gameplay logic or LiveOps systems
• Experience developing internal libraries or tools for non-technical teams
• Curiosity for experimenting with AI systems to extend capabilities of existing pipelines or prototype new evaluation methods