Scopely is looking for a Lead Client Engineer to join an unannounced title based in our Shanghai office (5 days in the office).

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 mobile game in China, and we’re assembling a team of passionate game makers to craft unforgettable characters and immersive adventures that players will love.

What You Will Do

We are looking for a Lead Client Engineer to help build the next generation of our games. You will lead a team of passionate engineers while developing core systems and features that power large-scale, real-time experiences for our unannounced game title. You’ll work on complex technical challenges involving real-time interaction, large-scale systems, and a persistent shared world used by tens of millions of players.

• Grow and lead a team of client engineers to deliver high-quality features and gameplay systems.
• Architect, develop, and maintain key client-side components that enable rich, scalable game experiences.
• Partner closely with server, product, design, and other cross-functional teams to ensure technical alignment and product quality.
• Drive engineering best practices, including code reviews, unit testing, load testing, and performance optimization.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across mobile platforms to ensure stability and uptime for live systems.
• Contribute to planning efforts, including task breakdown, scoping, rapid prototyping, and guiding junior developers.
• Participate in regular in-person meetings and collaboration sessions (role requires 5 days/week in office).

What We’re Looking For

• 5 years experience developing commercial games in Unity, C#
• Experience with mobile native coding (Java/Kotlin for Android, ObjC/Swift for iOS, C/C++ for native)
• Experience with network programming, cloud computing and server debugging
• Familiar with Git, Bash, Python and Gradle
• Experience leading a team: task breakdown&scoping, code reviews, mentoring junior devs, prototyping, etc.
• Strong problem solving and communication skills
• Professional proficiency in both Mandarin and English, written and spoken

Bonus Points

• BS / MS in Computer Science or Software Engineering or equivalent
• Experience with profiling and optimization for mobile
• Experience with developing productivity tools and creating efficient procedures
• Experience with graphics programming for 3D games
• Rich experience in playing mobile games and console games

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!