Staff Engineer (LiveOps Tools) (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Staff Engineer (LiveOps Tools) (C#): Designing and operating backend systems and data pipelines for Monopoly GO! with an accent on scalability, reliability, and internal tool development. Focus on building high-performance APIs, optimizing distributed systems, and implementing observability to support live game operations.

Location: Hybrid in Barcelona, Spain

Company

hirify.global is a leading global mobile game company behind hits like Monopoly GO! and Pokémon GO.

What you will do

• Design and develop C# services and systems to support live game operations and development workflows.
• Build and optimize APIs, data pipelines, and integration layers connecting game features and tools.
• Collaborate with game designers and product managers to deliver robust backend solutions.
• Drive engineering best practices through architectural discussions and code reviews.
• Implement observability, logging, and monitoring to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior team members.

Requirements

• Strong background in C# development, system design, and API creation.
• Experience with distributed systems, data modeling, and performance optimization.
• Proficiency with SQL and/or NoSQL databases and messaging/queue systems.
• Familiarity with cloud environments, specifically AWS.
• Ability to explore and integrate AI-assisted tools to enhance productivity and analysis depth.

Nice to have

• Experience with observability stacks such as Datadog.
• Familiarity with live game operations, including rollback systems and iterative release.
• Knowledge of microservices architectures and event-driven systems.
• Experience building internal tooling and automation pipelines.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on one of the biggest and most successful mobile game launches in history.
• Collaborative environment within a global team of game lovers.
• Tenet-driven culture focused on innovation and inspiring play.
• Opportunity to influence the engineering standards of a top-ranked global mobile games company.