About the role
Role Overview
Scopely is looking for a Senior BE Engineer to serve on and elevate the Monopoly GO! team. This is a hybrid position based in Barcelona.
What You Will Do
As a Senior Engineer, you will play a crucial role in setting the bar for how we design, build, and operate systems for our mobile game. Your work will focus on C# services, data pipelines, APIs, and system infrastructure, delivering high-quality, reliable, and scalable solutions that support both the game and our internal teams.
- Design, develop, and maintain services and systems to support live game operations and development workflows
- Build and optimize APIs, data pipelines, and integration layers that connect game features, tools, and live operations
- Collaborate with game designers, product managers, and engineers across disciplines to understand requirements and deliver robust backend solutions
- Participate in architectural discussions and code reviews, providing thoughtful feedback and driving engineering best practices
- Evolve standards for C# development, testing, and deployment
- Implement observability, logging, and monitoring for backend services to ensure reliability and performance
- Provide technical mentorship and guidance to less senior team members, helping them grow their skills and knowledge
What We're Looking For
- Strong background in C# development, with experience in coding, system design, APIs, and services
- Solid knowledge of distributed systems, data modeling, and performance optimization
- Experience with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL) and messaging/queue systems
- Familiarity with cloud environments (e.g., AWS)
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills, with the ability to quickly understand complex systems
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to work well with diverse teams
- A passion for engineering best practices and a dedication to producing high-quality, maintainable code, product testing
- Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and programming paradigms
- Understanding of security best practices in backend systems
- Explore AI-assisted tools (LLMs, copilots, automation frameworks) to improve productivity, enhance analysis depth, and accelerate iteration cycles
- Experience building internal tooling and automation pipelines
Bonus Points
- Experience with observability stacks (e.g., Datadog)
- Familiarity with live game development and operations (rollback systems, safety nets, iterative release)
- Knowledge of microservices architectures and event-driven systems
- Blazor experience
About Scopely
Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company. Founded in 2011, the company develops, publishes, and live-operates a portfolio of games including MONOPOLY GO!, Pokémon GO, Stumble Guys, Star Trek Fleet Command, MARVEL Strike Force, WWE Champions, and the Scrabble and Yahtzee franchises. Scopely operates using its proprietary technology platform, Playgami, and is recognized as a top-tier mobile games company globally.
Scopely fosters a culture of innovation and is committed to using video games to create meaningful connections and vibrant communities. The company operates across four continents in more than a dozen countries.
Employment Policy
Employment at Scopely is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. Scopely does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. The company also considers qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.