Senior Software Engineer (Gaming Backend) - WWE Champions
New
S
ScopelyMobile Gaming
Canada or United States on a remote basis or Mexico City on a hybrid basisFull-TimeSenior
Salary145,000 - 220,000 USD per year
Apply NowOpens the employer's application page
Job Details
- Languages
- English
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Required Skills
- AWSSoftware DevelopmentC#CI/CD
Requirements
- 6+ years of professional software development experience in gaming or large-scale live-service applications
- Deep expertise in backend engineering with high-level server-side languages and frameworks
- Experience collaborating with game client engineers (e.g., Unity/C#) to deliver integrated fullstack features
- Proven track record of designing scalable systems and managing live-service operations
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS or equivalent) and modern CI/CD practices
- Experience working with content pipelines and performance optimization
- Experience building and supporting player-facing features (progression, social, live events, monetization)
- Strong understanding of the interplay between backend services and Unity clients
- Proven ability to lead technical planning and execution in complex, cross-functional environments
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
Responsibilities
- Actively support liveops initiatives and game design releases, providing comprehensive backend support both pre- and post-launch
- Ensure seamless coordination with the design team throughout the lifecycle of game updates and content releases
- Support live-service excellence by leading incident management, reliability hardening, and operational readiness for production systems
- Drive the technical roadmap for our backend initiatives, ensuring scalable, high-performance architecture for live mobile games
- Lead the design and delivery of high-impact features by bridging server-side logic with game client requirements
- Act as a technical multiplier by unblocking cross-functional teams (Product, Design, QA, Analytics), facilitating design discussions, and providing mentorship
- Contribute to hands-on feature development, ensuring code quality and maintainability across both client and server codebases
- Identify and mitigate technical debt and operational bottlenecks to improve overall team velocity
View Full Description & ApplyYou'll be redirected to the employer's site
