Server Engineer (Web Platform)
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Scopely is looking for an Senior Server Engineer (Web Platform) to join our unannounced project in Barcelona on a hybrid basis working 3 days a week from the hub. What You Will Do We are looking for a Senior Server Engineer (Web Platform) with a strong focus on modern web development stacks to help build and maintain the backend for our Game LiveOps platform. In this role, you'll work closely with product teams, designers, and other disciplines to deliver high-performance tools and features that support real-time operations and engaging gameplay experiences. - Collaboration: Work with Production and Product Owners to own the development cycle and identify the engineering tasks and processes needed to complete the roadmap. Maintain positive working relationships with technology teams within Scopely to improve the use of shared technologies. - Communication: Facilitate communication both within and across disciplines. Facilitate and encourage the sharing of technical knowledge and code, programming and web development and with relevant experience in a team leadership role - Backend Proficiency: hands-on experience in modern backend languages (Python strongly preferred; Go or C# also a plus). - Database Expertise: experience with relational databases (MySQL/Postgres) and caching solutions (Redis), as well as other NoSQL databases like DynamoDB - Cloud & Containers: Professional experience with containerized solutions (Docker, AWS ECS, Kubernetes) in a public cloud environment (AWS preferred). Infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) is a bonus. - Automation & CI/CD: experience with setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automated tests, and load testing for robust production deployments. - Engineering Best Practices: Committed to enforce and practice clean, maintainable, and testable code, with an emphasis on performance and scalability. 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 (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. J-18808-Ljbffr
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between projects. - Growth: Participate in activities of recruitment, onboarding, development and professional training of the team. Define clear objectives to direct reports. - LiveOps & Live Services: support the Development of features that support live game operations, empowering our designers and operators with real-time control and insights. - Scalable Solutions: support the design and implementation of high-performance, low-latency web services in a cloud environment (AWS preferred) that can handle millions of players. - Automation & Best Practices: Contribute to CI/CD pipelines design and implementation of automated tests to ensure high standards of code quality and maintainability. - Technical Guidance: Lead code reviews, technical discussions, and architecture planning to ensure best practices and continuous improvement of the engineering practices. What We Are Looking For - Experience: professional experience as senior software engineer, with a strong foundation in