Staff Build & Release Engineer

Scopely is looking for a Staff Build & Release 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 within 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 seeking a Staff Build & Release Engineer to design, maintain, and continuously improve the build, test, and deployment infrastructure that powers our game development workflows. In this role, you will:

• Own and evolve our GitLab CI/CD pipelines, ensuring reliability, scalability, security, and developer usability across multiple environments and platforms.

• Manage and optimize CI runners—including tool installation, scaling, performance tuning, and cost optimization.

• Develop tooling and automation that streamline build, packaging, artifact management, and release processes for a large, multi-disciplinary development team.

• Partner closely with client, server, QA, and production teams to ensure smooth, predictable build and release cycles.

• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for CI infrastructure to ensure high availability and rapid issue detection.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience: 7+ years of professional experience in build engineering, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or similar roles, with deep expertise in CI/CD systems at scale.

• CI/CD Expertise: Advanced hands-on experience designing and maintaining GitLab CI pipelines and runner infrastructure (Kubernetes, autoscaling runners, caching, artifact strategies, performance tuning).

• Infrastructure Skills: Strong background with cloud platforms (Alibaba Cloud, AWS, Azure, or GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes). Experience with Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code tools.

• Programming & Scripting: Proficiency in Python, Bash, Go, or similar languages for automation, tooling, and CI workflow orchestration.

• Systems Knowledge: Strong understanding of Linux systems, networking fundamentals, security best practices, and build/release tooling for large-scale, distributed engineering teams.

• Leadership: Proven experience providing technical leadership, owning systems end-to-end, and mentoring engineers across disciplines.

• Communication: Excellent communication skills in both English and Mandarin, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.

• Education: BS or above in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).

Bonus Points

• Experience supporting build pipelines for mobile games or large-scale online applications.

• Familiarity with build systems such as Gradle, Fastlane, CMake, Bazel, or Unity/Unreal build pipelines.

• Knowledge of regulatory and operational considerations when deploying infrastructure in the Chinese market.

• Strong mentorship and leadership skills, helping build a high-performance engineering culture.

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

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 Niantic 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/.