Senior Software Engineer, Online - Diablo IV

Responsibilities :

Collaborate with other engineers to design and implement server architecture

Design and implement server-side components in support of gameplay features

Coordinate with client engineers on gameplay simulation and network efficiency

Design and deliver code that is robust, extensible, flexible and simple to use

Champion Blizzards core values, especially Gameplay First

Requirements :

5+ years of professional engineering experience with a strong focus on C++

Familiarity with object-oriented programming principles and design patterns

Self-motivated with a willingness to develop full stack (from game clients to backend services)

Pluses

Bachelor or Master degree in Computer Science, related field or equivalent experience

Familiarity developing distributed services within cloud environments (GCP, AWS) using containerization & orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

Familiarity with lower level networking technologies / protocols (TCP, UDP) and communication protocols (Protobuf, RPC, etc)

Familiarity leveraging relevant SQL / NoSQL persistence technologies (SQLite, Cassandra, Redis)

Familiarity with security best practices (encryption, denial of service)

Linux development experience

Previous experience shipping and supporting a Live product at a global scale

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.

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.
30+ days ago