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# Software Engineer (Gaming Backend

- **Company:** Scopely, Inc.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $145,000.0 - $220,000.0
- **Contract:** Franchise
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Software Quality, Continuous Integration, Video Game Development, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, Technical Debt, Backend, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.builtincolorado.com/auth/login?destination=/job/senior-software-engineer-gaming-backend-wwe-champions/10547593

## About the Role

* 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

Cross-Functional & Domain Knowledge

 * 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
 * Experience managing technical roadmaps and balancing feature delivery with system health

Soft Skills & Education

 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
 * Strong communication and leadership skills; ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
 * Collaborative and proactive mindset, focused on team success and mentorship
 * High ownership of technical outcomes and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving

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## Description

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design, build, and evolve backend systems that power core gameplay and live-service operations at scale. You will take ownership to drive live-ops excellence through incident management and reliability improvements, enable cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality player experiences and technical roadmap for live mobile games. This role requires a balance of deep backend engineering expertise, support live-ops and design team pre and post releases and strong leadership to unblock technical challenges in a high-concurrency environment.

 * 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


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