[Remote] Senior Software Engineer (Gaming Backend) - WWE Champions

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Scopely is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Gaming Backend) for WWE Champions. The role designs and evolves backend systems for gameplay and live-service operations, leads reliability and live-ops efforts, and supports feature delivery and technical roadmaps in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• 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

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
• 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
• 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

Benefits

• Remote work in the United States or Canada
• Hybrid work in Mexico City

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