About this Software Engineer, Java role at Scopely
About The Job
Scopely is looking for a Software Engineer, Jave to join the Royal Lounge Casino Studio team in Bangalore on a hybrid basis.
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.
The Royal Lounge Casino is a social casino app that continues to evolve, consistently ranking as one of the top-grossing games on the market. Join us to build highly scalable, low-latency systems alongside elite industry talent, making high-impact contributions that reach our players almost immediately.
What You’ll Do
- Feature Development: Collaborate with cross-functional team members to design, build, test, and maintain backend features and APIs.
- Defensive Coding: Write clean, efficient, and secure Java code adhering to secure software development lifecycle (Secure SDLC) principles.
- Collaborative Design: Participate in design discussions and code reviews, offering input on feature architecture while evaluating code for security, performance, and maintainability.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Communicate and collaborate effectively with clients, product managers, and QA teams to clarify requirements, align on delivery milestones, and ensure features meet business objectives and quality standards.
- Security & Vulnerability Management: Address and remediate security vulnerabilities identified through peer code reviews and automated security scans (SAST/SCA).
- Production Support & Reliability: Assist with production support, system diagnosis, performance troubleshooting, and applying necessary security patches.
- Documentation: Create and maintain accurate technical documentation for systems, APIs, and operational workflows.
What We’re Looking For
- Experience: 2+ years of professional software development experience in Java.
- Data & Core Fundamentals: Strong understanding of Data Structures, Algorithms, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), and standard design patterns.
- API & SOA Architecture: Hands-on experience developing in SOA and REST design principles.
- Process & Collaboration: Experience working in Scrum/Agile environments with excellent communication skills.
Good to Have
- Cloud Engineering: Practical experience developing, deploying, and maintaining Java microservices in a cloud-first environment, with hands-on exposure to core AWS services (such as EC2, ECS/Fargate, S3, RDS, and CloudWatch).
- Database Systems: Experience working with NoSQL databases (MongoDB preferred).
- Secure Programming Knowledge: Solid understanding of common web vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10 such as SQL injection, XSS, broken access control) and defensive coding practices (input validation, secure session handling, sanitized logging).
- Concurrency: Familiarity with multi-threaded programming concepts and concurrent execution in Java.
- Passion for Scale: A strong interest in building low-latency, high-concurrency systems. (Note: Prior gaming industry experience is NOT required—we are looking for great engineers who love solving complex technical challenges!)
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Bonus Points
- Experience with secure coding frameworks or identity/authentication protocols (OAuth2, JWT).
- Exposure to automated security analysis tools (e.g., SonarQube, Snyk, Veracode, or OWASP Dependency-Check).
- Familiarity with CI/CD automation pipelines
- Knowledge or experience with Serverless architectures (e.g., AWS Lambda).
About Scopely
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/.
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