What You’ll Do

• Design, develop and evolve our AWS-based database deployments with a focus on scaling and automation
• Take ownership of database performance - pro-actively identify bottlenecks, improve configurations and work with other engineering teams to tune applications
• Design, develop and test backup and disaster recovery processes to ensure they are robust and reproducible
• Build scalable, robust solutions for complex technical challenges, ensuring infrastructure design aligns with best practices and long-term platform goals.
• Promote engineering excellence and contribute to team knowledge sharing and process improvements.

Who You Are

• 3+ years of hands-on experience building and managing database infrastructure in AWS (Aurora MySQl, Aurora Postgres, DynamoDB, Lambda, KMS, IAM and related services).
• Deep understanding of SQL, as well as MySQL and/or PostgresQL specific features
• Ability to design and implement lightweight scripts / glue code in bash, python or go
• Additional experience with Metabase, Opensearch or MongoDB Atlas is beneficial.
• Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Proven experience deploying, maintaining, and scaling critical cloud infrastructure components in production environments.

Wallapop is a Barcelona based scale-up driven by the purpose to empower people to embrace a more conscious and human way of consumption. We believe in a world where collaborative economy is mainstream. This is what drives us. 💫

Wallapop operates in Spain, Italy and Portugal, offering a catalogue of several hundreds of millions of products and services. Powered by technical innovation and continuous improvement, we bring together the scale & trust of classifieds with the marketplace’s convenience & reach. 🌱 Our mission is to enable a connected trade ecosystem, making 2nd-hand the norm through smart use of technology.

The Challenge 🧩 

Some of the interesting things we are currently doing include finding new ways to handle complexity and improve resiliency. We leverage various AWS technologies (compute, storage, etc.) to meet our objectives. At Wallapop, as a Backend Engineer, you'll have ownership of team microservices, fully embracing the DevOps philosophy. Our tech stack includes the following:

• Kotlin & Java
• Spring Boot & Ktor
• Kafka & RabbitMQ
• MySql, DynamoDB, Redis & RedShift
• Docker
• Solr & ElasticSearch
• AWS: S3, ECS, RDS, Lambdas, CloudWatch, MSK, SES, CloudFront & more

What You Will Do 👇

• Write and maintain robust, scalable code in Java or Kotlin, depending on your team's specific stack.
• Develop new features using Domain-Driven Design (applying both tactical and strategic design principles).
• Modernize and refactor legacy components to ensure long-term system health.
• Champion software quality by implementing comprehensive testing strategies, contributing to a collaborative and reliable code review culture.

What We’re Looking For 🔎

• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically about complex technical challenges.
• A quality-driven mindset with a pragmatic focus on detail and delivering value.
• Adaptability and a genuine eagerness to learn, share knowledge, and grow within a dynamic team.

Do note that all our jobs are 📍 Barcelona based. We follow a hybrid model where flexibility rules. We commit to a minimum of 6 days per month in the office. Each team self-organizes to decide on cadence and in-person/remote rituals.

Wallapop is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees as we want Wallapop to be a place for everyone.

Additionally to the opportunity to contribute to an agile product set up and work together towards achieving our meaningful mission, we offer the following 🍭 Perks & Benefits:

• Generous individual learning budget of 2k per year
• Free office meals, lunch selection from different providers
• Group and individual English, Catalan & Spanish lessons as part of our working day
• Private Health Insurance with Alan
• Flexible working hours + Intensive Fridays
• Flexible remuneration to deduct from gross salary (kindergarten/food/transport check)
• Gym & Wellness plan, including physiotherapist in the office
• Generous referral Program & Charity Donation
• Bonus for weddings & newborns
• Wallapop Renta (Tax income support)
• Monthly plan for free shipping, bumps & home-pick-up on our services
• Work anniversary Gifts and Birthday Surprises
• Contribution towards your WIFI in your monthly payroll
• One-off payment based on compensation package to go towards setting up your home office
• Relocation package (monetary support and legal advice) and visa sponsorship, if applicable
• 26 holidays per year
• TOP hardware of your choice (latest Apple or Windows)

What does the hiring process for this position look like? **Please, note that all interviews take place remotely over hangouts.**

• Intro Call - run by Talent Acquisition, focus on providing more information about the role and the company as well as going over your experience, motivation, and expectations. This usually takes 45-60 minutes.
• Technical Task - you will be assigned a test that consists of a coding challenge to assess the technical skills required for the role. You will have up to 7 days to complete it
• Expertise Interview - run by the core team, focusing on the hard skills and the ability to deliver in a given context. This usually takes 60-90 minutes.
• Stakeholder Interview - run by the hiring team and relevant stakeholders, focus on the ability to collaborate & deliver in a cross-functional set-up. This usually takes 60 minutes.
• Culture-Add Interview - run by culture interviewers, focus on adherence to Wallapop's purpose and business proposition. This usually takes 60 minutes.
• Offer - should you be the right candidate, your offer will be discussed over a call with talent acquisition and will then be confirmed in writing.

Responsibilities

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Backend Developer (Ruby) to join our growing Engine team. The Engine team develops and maintains most things related to Workato Recipe runtime. Everything related to recipe execution: DSL, pulling events, processing webhooks, executing jobs. There are various aspects to it: performance, scaling, storage, durability, atomicity, concurrency guarantees, data protection, and encryption. 

 In this role, you will also be responsible to:

• Build/extend/troubleshot/fix complex heterogeneous GOlang and Ruby applications, as well as small self-contained GOlang microservices.

• Improve execution engine of custom third-party code (Ruby DSL, isolation, performance, new features).

• Write well designed, testable, efficient code in Ruby and GOlang.

• Integration of data storage solutions Postgres/S3/DynamoDB/Kafka/ClickHouse etc.

• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle.

• Provide code reviews to your teammates.

• Provide technical leadership. Work with other teams on shared projects.

• Evaluate and propose improvements to existing systems.

• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.

• Help maintain code quality, organization and automatization.

• We always explore new technologies and work with Rust and Wasm can be foreseen.

Requirements

Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills

• Strong experience in building scalable distributed backend applications (7+ years).

• Excellent understanding of distributed systems patterns and algorithms.

• Great understanding of all building blocks of large web applications: databases, load balancers, application servers, message brokers, caching, monitoring, etc.

• Excellent understanding of network protocols and stacks.

• Excellent understanding of DB technologies: classic databases and modern no-SQL.

• Knowledge of all common basic data structures and algorithms and how they are used is a must.

• Multilingual programming experience: our code base is primarily in Ruby, with a trend to migrate to GOlang and Rust. At least two languages are required.

• At least basic understanding of cloud deployments (k8s, Terraform, ArgoCD)

• Experience of working with public cloud infrastructure providers(AWS/Azure/Google Cloud).

• Excellent debugging, analytical, problem solving, and social skills.

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject, 7+ years of industry experience.

Optional

• Background in GOlang, Rust, WASM.

• Background in network programming.

• Background in Kotlin/Multiplatform. 

• Background in application, data security.

• Deep knowledge of physical DB design.

• Experience of working with Docker and other isolation technologies.

• Experience in related fields (DevOps, ML, DBA, Enterprise applications, etc).

• Experience in building/deploying data processing pipelines is a plus.

• Experience of working with third-party REST APIs at scale (request throttling, batch processing etc).

Soft Skills / Personal Characteristics

• Ability to technically lead projects. Work with requirements, cost analysis.

• Readiness to work remotely with teams distributed across the world and timezones.

(REQ ID: 2343)

Responsibilities

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Backend Developer (Ruby) to join our growing Engine team. The Engine team develops and maintains most things related to Workato Recipe runtime. Everything related to recipe execution: DSL, pulling events, processing webhooks, executing jobs. There are various aspects to it: performance, scaling, storage, durability, atomicity, concurrency guarantees, data protection, and encryption. 

 In this role, you will also be responsible to:

• Build/extend/troubleshot/fix complex heterogeneous GOlang and Ruby applications, as well as small self-contained GOlang microservices.

• Improve execution engine of custom third-party code (Ruby DSL, isolation, performance, new features).

• Write well designed, testable, efficient code in Ruby and GOlang.

• Integration of data storage solutions Postgres/S3/DynamoDB/Kafka/ClickHouse etc.

• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle.

• Provide code reviews to your teammates.

• Provide technical leadership. Work with other teams on shared projects.

• Evaluate and propose improvements to existing systems.

• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.

• Help maintain code quality, organization and automatization.

• We always explore new technologies and work with Rust and Wasm can be foreseen.

Requirements

Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills

• Strong experience in building scalable distributed backend applications (7+ years).

• Excellent understanding of distributed systems patterns and algorithms.

• Great understanding of all building blocks of large web applications: databases, load balancers, application servers, message brokers, caching, monitoring, etc.

• Excellent understanding of network protocols and stacks.

• Excellent understanding of DB technologies: classic databases and modern no-SQL.

• Knowledge of all common basic data structures and algorithms and how they are used is a must.

• Multilingual programming experience: our code base is primarily in Ruby, with a trend to migrate to GOlang and Rust. At least two languages are required.

• At least basic understanding of cloud deployments (k8s, Terraform, ArgoCD)

• Experience of working with public cloud infrastructure providers(AWS/Azure/Google Cloud).

• Excellent debugging, analytical, problem solving, and social skills.

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject, 7+ years of industry experience.

Optional

• Background in GOlang, Rust, WASM.

• Background in network programming.

• Background in Kotlin/Multiplatform. 

• Background in application, data security.

• Deep knowledge of physical DB design.

• Experience of working with Docker and other isolation technologies.

• Experience in related fields (DevOps, ML, DBA, Enterprise applications, etc).

• Experience in building/deploying data processing pipelines is a plus.

• Experience of working with third-party REST APIs at scale (request throttling, batch processing etc).

Soft Skills / Personal Characteristics

• Ability to technically lead projects. Work with requirements, cost analysis.

• Readiness to work remotely with teams distributed across the world and timezones.

(REQ ID: 2343)

Responsibilities

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Backend Developer (Ruby) to join our growing Engine team. The Engine team develops and maintains most things related to Workato Recipe runtime. Everything related to recipe execution: DSL, pulling events, processing webhooks, executing jobs. There are various aspects to it: performance, scaling, storage, durability, atomicity, concurrency guarantees, data protection, and encryption. 

 In this role, you will also be responsible to:

• Build/extend/troubleshot/fix complex heterogeneous GOlang and Ruby applications, as well as small self-contained GOlang microservices.

• Improve execution engine of custom third-party code (Ruby DSL, isolation, performance, new features).

• Write well designed, testable, efficient code in Ruby and GOlang.

• Integration of data storage solutions Postgres/S3/DynamoDB/Kafka/ClickHouse etc.

• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle.

• Provide code reviews to your teammates.

• Provide technical leadership. Work with other teams on shared projects.

• Evaluate and propose improvements to existing systems.

• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.

• Help maintain code quality, organization and automatization.

• We always explore new technologies and work with Rust and Wasm can be foreseen.

Requirements

Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills

• Strong experience in building scalable distributed backend applications (7+ years).

• Excellent understanding of distributed systems patterns and algorithms.

• Great understanding of all building blocks of large web applications: databases, load balancers, application servers, message brokers, caching, monitoring, etc.

• Excellent understanding of network protocols and stacks.

• Excellent understanding of DB technologies: classic databases and modern no-SQL.

• Knowledge of all common basic data structures and algorithms and how they are used is a must.

• Multilingual programming experience: our code base is primarily in Ruby, with a trend to migrate to GOlang and Rust. At least two languages are required.

• At least basic understanding of cloud deployments (k8s, Terraform, ArgoCD)

• Experience of working with public cloud infrastructure providers(AWS/Azure/Google Cloud).

• Excellent debugging, analytical, problem solving, and social skills.

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject, 7+ years of industry experience.

Optional

• Background in GOlang, Rust, WASM.

• Background in network programming.

• Background in Kotlin/Multiplatform. 

• Background in application, data security.

• Deep knowledge of physical DB design.

• Experience of working with Docker and other isolation technologies.

• Experience in related fields (DevOps, ML, DBA, Enterprise applications, etc).

• Experience in building/deploying data processing pipelines is a plus.

• Experience of working with third-party REST APIs at scale (request throttling, batch processing etc).

Soft Skills / Personal Characteristics

• Ability to technically lead projects. Work with requirements, cost analysis.

• Readiness to work remotely with teams distributed across the world and timezones.

(REQ ID: 2343)

Responsibilities

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Backend Developer (Ruby) to join our growing Engine team. The Engine team develops and maintains most things related to Workato Recipe runtime. Everything related to recipe execution: DSL, pulling events, processing webhooks, executing jobs. There are various aspects to it: performance, scaling, storage, durability, atomicity, concurrency guarantees, data protection, and encryption. 

 In this role, you will also be responsible to:

• Build/extend/troubleshot/fix complex heterogeneous GOlang and Ruby applications, as well as small self-contained GOlang microservices.

• Improve execution engine of custom third-party code (Ruby DSL, isolation, performance, new features).

• Write well designed, testable, efficient code in Ruby and GOlang.

• Integration of data storage solutions Postgres/S3/DynamoDB/Kafka/ClickHouse etc.

• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle.

• Provide code reviews to your teammates.

• Provide technical leadership. Work with other teams on shared projects.

• Evaluate and propose improvements to existing systems.

• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.

• Help maintain code quality, organization and automatization.

• We always explore new technologies and work with Rust and Wasm can be foreseen.

Requirements

Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills

• Strong experience in building scalable distributed backend applications (7+ years).

• Excellent understanding of distributed systems patterns and algorithms.

• Great understanding of all building blocks of large web applications: databases, load balancers, application servers, message brokers, caching, monitoring, etc.

• Excellent understanding of network protocols and stacks.

• Excellent understanding of DB technologies: classic databases and modern no-SQL.

• Knowledge of all common basic data structures and algorithms and how they are used is a must.

• Multilingual programming experience: our code base is primarily in Ruby, with a trend to migrate to GOlang and Rust. At least two languages are required.

• At least basic understanding of cloud deployments (k8s, Terraform, ArgoCD)

• Experience of working with public cloud infrastructure providers(AWS/Azure/Google Cloud).

• Excellent debugging, analytical, problem solving, and social skills.

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject, 7+ years of industry experience.

Optional

• Background in GOlang, Rust, WASM.

• Background in network programming.

• Background in Kotlin/Multiplatform. 

• Background in application, data security.

• Deep knowledge of physical DB design.

• Experience of working with Docker and other isolation technologies.

• Experience in related fields (DevOps, ML, DBA, Enterprise applications, etc).

• Experience in building/deploying data processing pipelines is a plus.

• Experience of working with third-party REST APIs at scale (request throttling, batch processing etc).

Soft Skills / Personal Characteristics

• Ability to technically lead projects. Work with requirements, cost analysis.

• Readiness to work remotely with teams distributed across the world and timezones.

(REQ ID: 2343)

Responsibilities

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Backend Developer (Ruby) to join our growing Engine team. The Engine team develops and maintains most things related to Workato Recipe runtime. Everything related to recipe execution: DSL, pulling events, processing webhooks, executing jobs. There are various aspects to it: performance, scaling, storage, durability, atomicity, concurrency guarantees, data protection, and encryption. 

 In this role, you will also be responsible to:

• Build/extend/troubleshot/fix complex heterogeneous GOlang and Ruby applications, as well as small self-contained GOlang microservices.

• Improve execution engine of custom third-party code (Ruby DSL, isolation, performance, new features).

• Write well designed, testable, efficient code in Ruby and GOlang.

• Integration of data storage solutions Postgres/S3/DynamoDB/Kafka/ClickHouse etc.

• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle.

• Provide code reviews to your teammates.

• Provide technical leadership. Work with other teams on shared projects.

• Evaluate and propose improvements to existing systems.

• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.

• Help maintain code quality, organization and automatization.

• We always explore new technologies and work with Rust and Wasm can be foreseen.

Requirements

Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills

• Strong experience in building scalable distributed backend applications (7+ years).

• Excellent understanding of distributed systems patterns and algorithms.

• Great understanding of all building blocks of large web applications: databases, load balancers, application servers, message brokers, caching, monitoring, etc.

• Excellent understanding of network protocols and stacks.

• Excellent understanding of DB technologies: classic databases and modern no-SQL.

• Knowledge of all common basic data structures and algorithms and how they are used is a must.

• Multilingual programming experience: our code base is primarily in Ruby, with a trend to migrate to GOlang and Rust. At least two languages are required.

• At least basic understanding of cloud deployments (k8s, Terraform, ArgoCD)

• Experience of working with public cloud infrastructure providers(AWS/Azure/Google Cloud).

• Excellent debugging, analytical, problem solving, and social skills.

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject, 7+ years of industry experience.

Optional

• Background in GOlang, Rust, WASM.

• Background in network programming.

• Background in Kotlin/Multiplatform. 

• Background in application, data security.

• Deep knowledge of physical DB design.

• Experience of working with Docker and other isolation technologies.

• Experience in related fields (DevOps, ML, DBA, Enterprise applications, etc).

• Experience in building/deploying data processing pipelines is a plus.

• Experience of working with third-party REST APIs at scale (request throttling, batch processing etc).

Soft Skills / Personal Characteristics

• Ability to technically lead projects. Work with requirements, cost analysis.

• Readiness to work remotely with teams distributed across the world and timezones.

(REQ ID: 2343)

Responsibilities

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Backend Developer (GOlang) to join our growing Engine team. The Engine team develops and maintains most things related to Workato Recipe runtime. Everything related to recipe execution: DSL, pulling events, processing webhooks, executing jobs. There are various aspects to it: performance, scaling, storage, durability, atomicity, concurrency guarantees, data protection, and encryption.

• Build/extend/troubleshot/fix complex heterogeneous GOlang applications, as well as small self-contained GOlang microservices.

• Improve execution engine of custom third-party code (isolation, performance, new features).

• Write well designed, testable, efficient code in GOlang.

• Integration of data storage solutions Postgres/S3/DynamoDB/Kafka/ClickHouse etc.

• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle.

• Provide code reviews to your teammates.

• Evaluate and propose improvements to existing system.

• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.

• Help maintain code quality, organization and automatization. 

Requirements

Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills

• Strong experience in building scalable distributed backend applications (7+ years).

• Great understanding of all building blocks of large web applications: databases, load balancers, application servers, message brokers, caching, monitoring, etc.

• Good understanding of network protocols and stacks.

• Good understanding of DB technologies: classic databases and modern no-SQL.

• Knowledge of basic data structures and algorithms and how they are used is a must.

• Excellent debugging, analytical, problem solving, and social skills.

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject, 7+ years of industry experience.

Can be a plus

• Experience in related fields (DevOps, ML, DBA, Enterprise applications, etc).

• Experience in building/deploying data processing pipelines.

Soft Skills / Personal Characteristics

• Readiness to work remotely with teams distributed across the world and timezones.

Job Req ID: 2314

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be part of one of our autonomous agile teams. You will help us develop the services that power the Blacklane, work on improving our back-office system, or solve problems around our products which allow business partners to integrate with the Blacklane platform.

Our environment is composed of Ruby, Go, Typescript and Java services, designed using DDD. These services are deployed to our Kubernetes cluster and communicate via domain events using SQS and Kafka. We use diverse data storage technologies such as Postgres, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, and DynamoDB. As for infrastructure and cloud resources, we predominantly use AWS and manage provisioning through Terraform.

YOUR CHALLENGE:

Scopely is looking for a Server Engineer to join our Star Trek Fleet Command team within our Live Games Portfolio division, based remotely in Spain.

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.

Star Trek Fleet Command is a standout success in the gaming industry. Launched in 2018, our in-house developed 4X Strategy MMO has continually evolved, earning its place as one of the top-grossing games on the market.

We are seeking a backend Engineer to join our team and build both game server systems and platform microservices that power our live products. In this role, you will contribute to evolving our backend technology stack to support scalable game features, platform services, and a high-quality player experience, with the opportunity to develop your skills in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and game backend development while working on live products at scale.

What You Will Do

What We're Looking For

• Understanding of web fundamentals (HTTP, REST APIs, request/response lifecycle, status codes, etc.).
• Familiarity with distributed systems concepts and microservices architectures, including service communication, data consistency, and fault tolerance in high-traffic environments.
• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Tornado, and an understanding of async programming and concurrency.
• Experience working with and maintaining existing backend systems in production environments.
• Experience debugging issues in production environments, identifying and helping resolve performance issues
• Understanding of SQL and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, Postgres, DynamoDB).
• Familiarity with Linux environments, Docker containers, and cloud platforms (preferably AWS).
• Understanding of backend security fundamentals and willingness to learn best practices.
• Experience with version control, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with client engineers and cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end features.
• Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn and grow as an engineer.

Bonus Points

At Scopely, we create games for everyone - and want to ensure that the people behind our games reflect that!   We are committed to creating a diverse, supportive work environment where everyone is treated with respect. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us & embrace the adventure!

Please ensure that the résumé/CV you attach is written in English.

Scopely is looking for an Engineering Manager (Web Platform) to join our unannounced project in Barcelona 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. 

We are in the early stages of development on an ambitious, unannounced, cross-platform Strategy/MMO title, creating a team of talented and passionate game makers to join us on this exciting journey!

What You Will Do 

We are looking for a Engineering Manager (Web Platform) to lead a team of engineers with a strong focus on modern web development stacks to help build and maintain the backend for our Game LiveOps platform. In this role, you’ll work closely with product teams, designers, and other disciplines to deliver high-performance tools and features that support real-time operations and engaging gameplay experiences.

• Leadership: Lead a high performing team of fullstack engineers by proposing and implementing improvements to the development processes, workflows and tools, to increase efficiency, quality and throughput.
• Collaboration: Work with Production and Product Owners to own the development cycle and identify the engineering tasks and processes needed to complete the roadmap. Maintain positive working relationships with technology teams within Scopely to improve the use of shared technologies.
• Communication: Facilitate communication both within and across disciplines. Facilitate and encourage the sharing of technical knowledge and code between projects.
• Growth: Participate in activities of recruitment, onboarding, development and professional training of the team. Define clear objectives to direct reports.
• LiveOps & Live Services: Lead the Development of features that support live game operations, empowering our designers and operators with real-time control and insights.
• Scalable Solutions: Lead the  design and implementation of high-performance, low-latency web services in a cloud environment (AWS preferred) that can handle millions of players.
• Automation & Best Practices: Contribute to CI/CD pipelines design and implementation of automated tests to ensure high standards of code quality and maintainability.
• Technical Guidance: Lead code reviews, technical discussions, and architecture planning to ensure best practices and continuous improvement of the engineering practices.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience: professional experience as senior software engineer, with a strong foundation in programming and web development and with relevant experience in a team leadership role
• Leadership: track record of working in complex products (games is a bonus), leading initiatives from 0 to 1 with high degree of collaboration and quality with cross functional teams and multiple teams working on the same product and the same roadmap
• Backend Proficiency: hands-on experience in modern backend languages (Python strongly preferred; Go or C# also a plus).
• Web Technologies: Solid experience in the development of RESTful services and modern web frameworks (Vue.js or Angular preferred). Experience with JavaScript (ES6), TypeScript, and CSS preprocessors (e.g., SCSS) is essential
• Database Expertise: experience with relational databases (MySQL/Postgres) and caching solutions (Redis), as well as other NoSQL databases like DynamoDB
• Cloud & Containers: Professional experience with containerized solutions (Docker, AWS ECS, Kubernetes) in a public cloud environment (AWS preferred). Infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) is a bonus.
• Automation & CI/CD: experience with setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automated tests, and load testing for robust production deployments.
• Engineering Best Practices: Committed to enforce and practice clean, maintainable, and testable code, with an emphasis on performance and scalability.

Scopely is looking for a Junior Server Engineer to join our Yahtzee! With Buddies team in Barcelona, working on a hybrid mode, 3 days 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. 

Yahtzee with buddies is one of our casual free-to-play mobile games and is a classic board game with a new look. The team is based in Europe and the US, and works every day to create captivating new experiences for our players.

As a Junior Backend Engineering, you will contribute to the development of Yahtzee. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers across server, mobile, gaming, and data, gaining hands-on experience building large-scale products used by thousands of players around the world.

This position is designed for recently graduated or junior engineers who are passionate about building scalable systems, solving complex technical challenges, and contributing to engaging global gaming experiences.

What You Will Do

• Design and implement new features and improvements that make a positive impact on players.
• Develop clean, well-structured, and production-ready code that may be included in future software releases.
• Collaborate with engineers across disciplines to solve complex technical problems, including distributed systems and data challenges.
• Contribute to performance improvements, reliability enhancements, and scalable architecture.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and team learning sessions.

What We’re Looking For

• Curiosity, proactivity and team player.
• Recently graduated or in an actual junior position in the software industry.
• Previous experience in software engineering is preferred.
• Strong coding, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals, including algorithms and data structures.
• Familiarity with software engineering processes and tools.
• Knowledge in at least one object-oriented programming language (previous job or personal projects).

Bonus Points

• Interest in building large-scale gaming systems.
• Experience with Cloud platforms (preferably AWS)
• Experience with relational and non-relational DBs (MySQL, DynamoDB) and key-value databases, like Redis.
• Interest in games and the gaming industry.

At Scopely, we create games for everyone - and want to ensure that the people behind our games reflect that!   We are committed to creating a diverse, supportive work environment where everyone is treated with respect. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us & embrace the adventure!