Software Engineer - Pokemon GO Platform

About the Position

Scopely is looking for a Software Engineer, Web/Full Stack to join our Scopely Explore Player Platform team in Mexico City on a hybrid basis, working 3 days a week from the hub.

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.

Responsibilities

• Building well-designed, highly performant, and reusable web applications and UI components using React, Next.js, and TypeScript
• Crafting delightful, low-latency user interfaces that deliver a seamless experience across desktop and mobile browsers for millions of active players
• Implementing and maintaining backend services and APIs that reliably serve data to your web applications
• Designing and implementing efficient client-server contracts utilizing a modern suite of network protocols, including HTTP, GraphQL, and gRPC
• Collaborating closely between engineering, design, and product teams to ensure the goals of the product are aligned with the delivered web features
• Participating in code reviews, writing comprehensive unit tests, and conducting troubleshooting to ensure uptime for live production systems
• Collaborating with cross-functional team members and stakeholders to cultivate strong working relationships, including regular and reliable attendance and participation in meetings

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, related technical field or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of professional industry experience in full-stack web development within a technology or gaming company
• Strong, production-proven experience building web applications with TypeScript, React, and framework architectures like Next.js
• Solid understanding of client-server application domains, with practical experience querying data and managing network communication via HTTP, GraphQL, and gRPC
• Ability to integrate modern AI coding assistants into your daily workflow to streamline development, while ensuring all AI-generated contributions meet team standards for safety, architecture, and reliability
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently, take on ambiguous challenges, and break down goals into concrete tasks
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities, solve ambiguous problems, and communicate proactively when plans shift
• Experience working on cross-functional teams with the ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal communications, including synchronous interactions with others
• Strong English language skills are required for this role as we have a highly diverse and global business

Bonus Points

• Demonstrated commitment to frontend quality, including concrete deliverables around performance profiling, Core Web Vitals optimization, and test coverage
• Experience with Cloud Services like GCP
• A passion for Pokémon GO and a deep understanding of social or gaming web products

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment
• Be part of a global team that is passionate about creating engaging gaming experiences

About the Company

Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring experiences, including two of the most successful mobile games of all-time “MONOPOLY GO!” and “Pokémon GO,” along with “Stumble Guys,” “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “WWE Champions,” the Scrabble® franchise, “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” and many others. Across mobile, web, PC, and console, Scopely creates, develops, publishes, and live-operates one of the most diversified and award-winning portfolios in the games industry - bringing hundreds of millions of players together through a shared love of play.

Founded in 2011, Scopely is powered by its exceptional team - including thousands of world-class gamemakers around the globe, a distinctive tenet-driven culture, and its proprietary technology platform, Playgami. Together, these strengths have fueled Scopely’s position as the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally, generating more than $10 billion in lifetime revenue. Whether building global sensations like “MONOPOLY GO!” from the ground up, or expanding through strategic acquisitions, including the FoxNext, GSN, and Scopely Explore games businesses - Scopely consistently delivers experiences players love today and return to for years to come.

Recognized multiple times as one of the "100 Most Influential Companies in the World" by TIME magazine and one of Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies" and “Best Workplaces for Innovators,” Scopely believes that video games can be a force for good - creating meaningful connections, vibrant communities, and making life better through play.

Scopely has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries worldwide. For more information, visit: https://www.scopely.com/.