Software Engineer (Gaming Fullstack) - WWE Champions

Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, and they are seeking a Software Engineer (Gaming Fullstack) to join their WWE Champions team. The role involves developing and maintaining the game, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and addressing technical challenges to enhance player experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Support the technical roadmap for our fullstack gaming initiatives, ensuring scalable, high-performance architecture
• Contribute to live-ops, including incident management, reliability improvements, and service maintenance
• Support the design and delivery of features by bridging backend (Python/Django) systems with Unity game client requirements
• Work within cross-functional teams (Product, Design, QA, Analytics) and facilitate technical discussions
• 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

Requirements:

• 3+ years of professional software development experience in gaming or large-scale live-service applications
• Solid experience in backend engineering with Python and Django
• Strong hands-on experience with Unity (C#) development in production environments
• Ability to support the design of scalable systems and assist in managing live-service operations
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and modern DevOps practices (CI/CD, containerization)
• Experience working with data-driven content pipelines, performance optimization, and serialization workflows (e.g., FlatBuffers/JSON)
• Experience building and supporting player-facing features (progression, social, live events, monetization)
• Strong understanding of the interplay between backend services and Unity clients
• 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
• High ownership of technical outcomes and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving