Software Engineer, Game Services - Austin, TX

Responsibilities :

Develop and maintain large-scale distributed systems

Implement features in SDKs that are used in all the games that are integrated with the Battle.net platform

Create sample applications that run on desktop, consoles, and mobile devices to provide examples of how to use key platform features

Create unit and integration test code to validate service reliability

Write API documentation for consumption by game developers and other integrators

Participate in on-call rotation to rapidly resolve live incidents related to our systems

Coordinate with embedded and external teams

Troubleshoot and debug issues with our live and in-development services

Requirements :

3 years of experience with software development in C++

Experience building high-quality software

Excellent communication skills

Strong data-structure, logic, and algorithm skills

Bonus :

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Production quality engineering experience with C++17 or later

Proficiency in C#

Experience developing distributed systems with a strong focus on server-side C++

Experience with Cloud development and infrastructure

Working knowledge of MySql, Cassandra, Redis, or related relational and NoSQL databases

Experience supporting a live always-on service

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications?

Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Accommodation Request : We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities.

If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to .

General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

Our World

At Blizzard Entertainment, we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, weve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years.

Were on a quest : bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiencesever. Hard work, iteration and polish go into the Blizzard secret recipe, but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision.

If that sounds like you, join us.

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

Rewards We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for Every World - weve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including :

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
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