Senior Software Engineer (Backend) - WWE Champions
Scopely · US - United States ·
- Seniority
- Senior
- Category
- Backend
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Company size
- 1000+
- Salary
- USD 145,000 – 220,000 / year
Build and maintain backend systems powering a live mobile RPG puzzle game with millions of players, focusing on scalability, live-ops, and Unity client integration.
Scopely is looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Gaming Backend) to join our WWE Champions team in the United States or Canada on a remote basis or Mexico City on a hybrid basis.
At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play every day - whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing, publishing and innovating the mobile games industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily.
WWE Champions is our ultimate and unique RPG puzzle match game featuring WWE superstars and legends across mobile and PC platforms. WWE Champions is the most downloaded WWE game to date, with a highly engaged and passionate community - who will remain undefeated?
What You Will Do
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
What We’re Looking For
Experience & Technical Skills
- 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
Please ensure that the résumé/CV you attach is written in English.
For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA, the annual salary range is provided below. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for equity, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time off. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
About Scopely
Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring experiences, including two of the most successful mobile games of all-time “MONOPOLY GO!” and “Pokémon GO,” along with “Stumble Guys,” “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “WWE Champions,” the Scrabble® franchise, “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” and many others. Across mobile, web, PC, and console, Scopely creates, develops, publishes, and live-operates one of the most diversified and award-winning portfolios in the games industry — bringing hundreds of millions of players together through a shared love of play.
Founded in 2011, Scopely is powered by its exceptional team — including thousands of world-class gamemakers around the globe, a distinctive tenet-driven culture, and its proprietary technology platform, Playgami. Together, these strengths have fueled Scopely’s position as the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally, generating more than $10 billion in lifetime revenue. Whether building global sensations like “MONOPOLY GO!” from the ground up, or expanding through strategic acquisitions, including the FoxNext, GSN, and Scopely Explore games businesses — Scopely consistently delivers experiences players love today and return to for years to come.
Recognized multiple times as one of the "100 Most Influential Companies in the World" by TIME magazine and one of Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies" and “Best Workplaces for Innovators,” Scopely believes that video games can be a force for good — creating meaningful connections, vibrant communities, and making life better through play.
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