Senior Backend Engineer - Gaming LiveOps (Remote)

Scopely; United States; Remote; USD 145,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonuses

Healthcare benefits

Retirement benefits

Pet insurance

Paid holidays

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Scopely is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to design, build, and evolve backend systems powering WWE Champions at scale. You’ll own live-ops reliability, incident management, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality features for mobile games.

The role requires 6+ years in professional software development, strong server-side expertise, and familiarity with AWS, CI/CD, and Unity integrations.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in professional software development in gaming or large-scale live-service apps.
• Deep backend engineering expertise with server-side languages & frameworks.
• Experience collaborating with Unity/C# client engineers for fullstack features.
• Proven ability to design scalable systems and manage live-service ops.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve backend systems powering core gameplay and live ops.
• Own live-ops reliability improvements and incident management.
• Coordinate with design team through updates and content releases.
• Define and drive technical roadmap for scalable backend architecture.
• Lead design and delivery of high-impact features linking server and client.
• Mentor cross-functional teams and unblock technical challenges.

Skills

Backend engineering

Unity/C#

Cloud (AWS)

CI/CD practices

Live-service scalability

Incidents & reliability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

CI/CD tools

Unity toolchain

Job description

Scopely is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to design, build, and evolve backend systems powering WWE Champions at scale. You’ll own live-ops reliability, incident management, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality features for mobile games.

The role requires 6+ years in professional software development, strong server-side expertise, and familiarity with AWS, CI/CD, and Unity integrations.