Senior Software Engineer (Gaming Full Stack) - WWE Champions

Scopely is a global video game and interactive entertainment company developing, publishing, and live-operating mobile, web, PC, and console games. The Senior Software Engineer will lead full-stack gaming initiatives for WWE Champions, connecting Python/Django backend services with Unity client systems, overseeing live operations, and driving technical roadmaps. The role also involves hands-on feature development, cross-functional technical leadership, mentorship, and improving system reliability and team velocity.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the technical roadmap for our fullstack gaming initiatives, ensuring scalable, high-performance architecture
• Take primary responsibility for live-ops, including incident management, reliability improvements, and service maintenance
• Lead the design and delivery of features by bridging backend (Python/Django) systems with Unity 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

Requirements:

• • 6+ years of professional software development experience in gaming or large-scale live-service applications
• • Deep expertise in backend engineering with Python and Django
• • Strong hands-on experience with Unity (C#) development in production environments
• • Proven track record of designing scalable systems and 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
• • 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