Remote Technical Director Games
3 weeks ago
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.
We are in the early stages of development on an ambitious, unannounced Strategy/MMO title, creating a team of talented and passionate game makers to join us on this exciting journey
Reporting to the VP of Technology, the Technical Director will set the standard for technical work within the studio and take responsibility for developing the skill set of the development team to suit game design goals. The successful candidate will have a strong knowledge of various game technologies for clients but will be strongly focused on server technology.
Understand the server technology, middleware and their constraints in the main areas of a game: client, server and infrastructure
Strategically plan the future evolution of the server technology in partnership with product, design, and other stakeholders
Ensure that the games are being built with a productive methodology and solid coding practices, technical briefs, code reviews, keeping in mind long term quality
Identify technical risks on projects and develop contingency plans to put into place with the team
Manage the performance of the engineering team staff, growth and nurture the engineering organization
Take responsibility for recruitment, on-boarding, development and professional training of the engineering team
Propose solutions to improve the development of projects in the studio
Facilitate and encourage the sharing of technical knowledge and code between projects
5+ years of leadership experience in the games industry and preferably 2+ years in a similar role
~ Experience in developing highly available back-end systems and servers for large-scale MMO games, high-traffic web systems or applications
~ Experienced with Python and its ecosystem (libraries, frameworks, etc.), familiarity with web frameworks such as Flask, Tornado, FastAPI, or another similar web framework and Python threading, as well as the principles of async programming
~ Familiar in design and implementation of highly-scalable, reliable, and secure systems using Redis and its ecosystem, such as Redislabs. A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent
~ Exceptional people management and communication skills
~ Good knowledge of programming languages and software engineering practices
~ Expertise in the relevant server and infrastructure technologies that are part of a game
~ Experience with stateful and stateless game server architectures
Bonus Points
Familiarity with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ, AWS SQS, Redis Streams
Experience working with AWS services like EC2, ECR, RDS, S3, and IAM
Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and experience with Terraform for managing infrastructure deployment
Understanding of network infrastructure and cloud networking concepts, such as VPC, Subnet, Security Groups, and Load Balancing
Experience with traffic analysis via Charles proxy, browser developer tools, Datadog, logs
At Scopely, we create games for everyone - and want to ensure that the people behind our games reflect that Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobile-first video game company, home to many top, award-winning experiences such as "MONOPOLY GO," “Star Trek Fleet Command,” “Stumble Guys,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” and “Yahtzee With Buddies,” among others.
Scopely creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer experience across multiple platforms--from mobile, web, PC and beyond.
Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami that supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the games industry.
Recognized multiple times as one of Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies,” Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years.
Scopely has global operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia, EMEA, and North America, and is home to many internal game development teams, referred to as Scopely Studios, with additional game studio partners across four continents.
Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group in July 2023 for $4.Scopely, Inc and its affiliates will never request payment or ask for financial information as a condition for applying to a position or receiving an offer of employment. Our official website is . Please only apply to positions posted on our official website and ensure the recruiter only communicates via the official email domain.
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