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Lead Software Engineer, Experimental Platform - World of Warcraft

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The World of Warcraft team is seeking an engineer to lead our newly forming Experimental Platform team. The Experimental Platform team has a particularly interesting charter – to create tools, technology, and infrastructure that empower our content teams to build out-of-the-box or unexpected gameplay experiences for our players. In this role, you will build and support collaborative connections with the rest of the World of Warcraft team, manage and guide the development of engineers on the Experimental Platform team, and help the team establish technical vision and process. The ideal candidate prioritizes collaboration and service to partner teams, enjoys learning new things, and wants every engineer on their team to have the best job on Earth.

As we look for a lead to join this team, we are excited to consider candidates with less direct experience in leadership roles. If you are an aspiring leader, we would be thrilled to see your application.

Blizzard Entertainment is a global company committed to growing our employees along with the business. We offer competitive benefits and strive for a healthy work / life balance. We work hard to foster a deeply collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and training and opportunity for professional growth. Our people are everything, and we are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences… ever. Join us!

Covid-19 Hiring Update: We’ve transitioned to a work-from-home model and we’re continuing to interview and hire during this time. This role is expected to begin as a remote position. We understand each person’s circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore possible interim options.

What you will do…

• Manage, mentor, and evaluate a team of software engineers
• Work with production and the team to manage project schedules and backlog
• Champion work / life balance for the team
• Serve as a sounding board for the technical design of platform technologies and game features
• Maintain collaborative connections with Design, Art, Audio, QA, and the other engineering discipline teams
• Serve as an active partner in the Engineering team’s leadership group
• Work with the team to define and maintain technical vision
• Maintain familiarity with the game’s design
• Promote, contribute to, and participate in our culture of inclusion and diversity

To succeed, you must have…

• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Experience performing in a senior software engineering role or equivalent

We’re also interested in hearing stories you may have about…

• Experience leading projects or teams
• Experience with mentorship or sponsorship
• Experience in the design and architecture of game features, editors, or infrastructure technologies
• Experience with Oracle, SQL, or other relational databases
• Experience programming in C++
• Experience working on multiplayer games