Senior Software Engineer (Gaming Backend) - WWE Champions

MX - Mexico City, Mexico. Posted 2 months ago

The role

You will design, build, and evolve backend systems that power core gameplay and live-service operations. You will drive the technical roadmap and support live-ops through incident management and reliability improvements.

What you will do

Support liveops initiatives and game design releases
Coordinate with the design team for game updates and content releases
Lead incident management, reliability hardening, and operational readiness
Drive the technical roadmap for backend initiatives
Lead the design and delivery of high-impact features
Unblock cross-functional teams through mentorship and facilitation
Contribute to hands-on feature development
Identify and mitigate technical debt and operational bottlenecks

Required qualifications

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#)
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
Résumé/CV must be written in English

About the company

Scopely is a global video game and interactive entertainment company that develops, publishes, and live-operates a diversified portfolio of games. The company is powered by a global team and its proprietary technology platform, Playgami.