Senior Engineer (BE)_MONOPOLY GO!

Scopely is looking for a Senior BE Engineer to serve on and elevate our new casual game, Monopoly GO! team in Barcelona 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.

MONOPOLY GO! is a global phenomenon and the biggest mobile game launch in history, captivating millions of players worldwide.

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

• 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

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