Principal Server Engineer, Infrastructure _ Monopoly GO!

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Principal Server Engineer, Infrastructure - Monopoly GO!, Barcelona

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Location: Barcelona, Spain

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 3

Posted: 06.03.2025

Expiry Date: 20.04.2025

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Description

Scopely is looking for a Principal Server Engineer, Infrastructure to join our Monopoly GO! Game team in one of our Europe studio hubs (Spain, the UK, Ireland). 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. Monopoly GO! is our new casual game and a key franchise that has just become Scopely’s largest game, enjoyed by millions of players. The team is based in Europe and the US, and works every day to create captivating new experiences for our players.

What You Will Do

Reporting to our Director of Engineering, Infrastructure, your role as a Principal Server Engineer, Infrastructure would be to provide the technical expertise and skills to architect, implement, and maintain a wide variety of systems that sit at the foundation of our game. Responsibilities will include:

1. Design and implement robust systems capable of handling increasing player loads and supporting the exponential growth of our user base. Ensure infrastructure is optimized to meet the demands of a dynamic, real-time gaming environment.
2. Provide a comprehensive platform that enables multiple teams to build, iterate, and deploy features efficiently on top of a reliable infrastructure foundation.
3. Establish and maintain comprehensive disaster recovery plans, ensuring critical systems can be quickly restored in the event of disruptions, minimizing downtime and impact on players.
4. Integrate best practices in security across architecture and system designs, ensuring the infrastructure is protected from emerging threats and adheres to the highest security standards.
5. Work closely with cross-functional teams, including game development and Live Operations, to ensure the infrastructure aligns with team needs and prioritizes the most critical aspects of the game experience.
6. Improve monitoring and observability tools to provide real-time visibility into system performance and health. Ensure issues are detected, diagnosed, and resolved promptly to maintain a seamless player experience.

What We’re Looking For

1. 10+ years managing large-scale, high-availability infrastructure, with experience in gaming or high-scale consumer products.
2. Strong knowledge of distributed systems, reliability patterns, cluster management, and observability tools like Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana.
3. Hands-on experience with disaster recovery, resilience planning, and capacity forecasting in cloud environments like AWS or GCP.
4. Demonstrated experience implementing security best practices in cloud-based infrastructure.
5. Ability to align technical goals across teams and effectively articulate complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.