Scopely · 1 day ago
Associate Technical Director, Live Technology - Monopoly GO!
Culver City, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $253K/yrScopely is a global interactive entertainment company developing mobile games, and they are seeking an Associate Technical Director for their Monopoly GO! game team. The role involves driving technical roadmaps, providing architectural leadership, and mentoring engineers to ensure operational excellence in live technology across teams in the US and EU.
Digital EntertainmentMobile AppsOnline GamesSoftwareVideo Games
Responsibilities
Drive the technical roadmap for Live Technology across US and EU teams, aligning platform investments with studio and business priorities
Provide architectural leadership for production live systems and internal services that support live operations and developer workflows
Act as a senior technical owner for reliability, resilience, scalability, and operational excellence of the live platform
Lead and mentor senior engineers and technical leads, setting engineering standards and ensuring consistent execution across regions
Partner with engineering, production, QA, and operations to define and evolve live workflows, deployment strategies, and operational practices
Oversee the design and evolution of cloud infrastructure and runtime systems, including compute, databases, caching layers, and deployment services
Drive continuous improvements in system reliability, disaster recovery, performance, and cost efficiency
Guide the development and maintenance of internal tooling, including build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and operational support systems
Represent Live Technology in studio-wide architecture discussions, incident reviews, and long-term technology planning
Qualification
Required
Experience in senior technical leadership roles across infrastructure, platform engineering, live operations, or developer tooling
Strong background in cloud-based production systems, with hands-on experience in AWS or equivalent platforms
Solid understanding of distributed systems, reliability engineering, and resilience patterns
Proven ability to define and execute technical roadmaps across multiple teams and geographies
Proficiency in one or more general-purpose programming languages with strong software engineering fundamentals
Experience with build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and internal developer platforms
Familiarity with live service environments, including deployment strategies, incident response, and operational best practices
Working knowledge of observability, monitoring, and alerting tools
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, influence technical direction, and drive cross-functional initiatives
Passion for building robust platforms that enable reliable live operations and high-quality player experiences
Benefits
Equity
Bonuses
Comprehensive benefits package
Healthcare benefits
Retirement benefits
Pet insurance
Paid holidays
Paid Scopely free days
Unlimited paid time off
Company
Scopely
Scopely is an entertainment and video game company that creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games.
Founded in 2011
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$998.5MKey Investors
NewView CapitalRevolution GrowthAnthem Venture Partners
2023-04-05Acquired
2021-10-18Secondary Market
2020-12-11Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Javier Ferreira
Co-CEO
Walter Driver
Co-Founder, Chairman & Co-CEO
Recent News
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2026-01-09
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