Description
The Security Team of Scopely Explore (formerly known as Niantic) seeks a Senior Security Engineer to improve the security posture of our software development lifecycle, applications, and build infrastructure.
Scopely Explore, known for global hits like Pokémon GO, Monster Hunter Now, and Pikmin Bloom is now part of Scopely, home to games like Monopoly GO!, Stumble Guys, and Star Trek Fleet Command. Together, we engage billions of players worldwide, and we need your expertise to keep them safe!
Do you want to help secure one of the most widely used gaming platforms on the planet? We seek creative and dedicated engineers with excellent technical judgment, strong interpersonal skills, and an eagerness to embrace new technologies.
What You’ll Do
- Implement and maintain agentic or AI-enabled workflows to speed-up common security tasks.
- Perform security reviews and audits of platform and application software throughout design and launch.
- Provide guidance and expertise to product and operations teams across Scopely.
- Design, build and maintain automation and tooling that amplify the Security Team’s impact and improve the developer experience.
- Drive initiatives in security architecture, application scanning, fuzzing, and other proactive defenses.
- Contribute to hardening efforts across in-house libraries, CI/CD systems, and cloud/container environments.
- Be responsible for third-party library reviews and manage vulnerability remediation.
- Educate engineers on secure coding practices and help standardize security across teams.
- Engage in red-team exercises and coordinate with internal teams and external pentesting partners.
Qualifications
- Bachelors in Computer Science or related field
- 5+ years of experience in a global company with cloud-centric infrastructure (preferably GCP).
- You have implemented services and applications with the help of AI tools like Claude, Codex, OpenCode or Gemini and are adept in the use of these tools and adjacent technologies (RAG, MCP, etc).
- You are capable of creating automation, agentic workflows and tooling to reliably solve problems that scale to the whole enterprise.
- You have in-depth experience in hardening distributed web services, cloud services and platform architectures.
- You can demonstrate strong programming skills (preferably Go or Java) and a deep understanding of common vulnerability classes and exploitation patterns across modern stacks.
- Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating across distributed teams.
Bonus Points...
- Have participated in red-team operations or managed mitigation tracking.
- Possess deep familiarity with build systems, artifact repositories, or large-scale infrastructure.
- Have delivered privacy-focused solutions for user-facing services.
- Have experience in code quality management or security champion programs.
- Have worked in a customer-centric engineering culture and value pragmatic, scalable solutions.
- Can demonstrate hands-on experience or research in the area of AI security and safety.
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 Scopely Explore 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/.
Notice to Candidates: Scopely will never request payment or financial information during the application or hiring process. Please apply only through our official website and verify that all Talent Partner communications come from an email address ending in @scopely.com.
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Employment at Scopely is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. Scopely does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
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