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Lead Software Engineer, Tools
2 years ago
Team Name:
HearthstoneJob Title:
Lead Software Engineer, ToolsRequisition ID:
R010567Job Description:
Lead Software Engineer, Tools
Pull up a chair and join us! Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a talented and enthusiastic lead software engineer to join the Hearthstone team. This position’s primary responsibility will be to provide technical leadership for a team of engineers that supports and improves Hearthstone’s internal development tools. You don’t need to play Hearthstone to apply for this role. We want diverse voices and varied backgrounds to build gameplay, features, and experiences that will help us reach as broad an audience as possible. Blizzard offers a fun, creative, and technically challenging environment with excellent compensation and a full range of benefits.
Responsibilities
- Drive building tooling for and optimizing game development workflow.
- Help make improvements to the team’s ability to develop and support the game.
- Review completed engineering tasks in collaboration with production staff and other leads.
- Provide technical mentorship and guidance for a team of engineers.
- Work with the Technical Director to promote and apply the core values of the Hearthstone engineering team.
Requirements
- Strong, proven C# programming skills with strong data-structure, logic, and algorithm skills.
- Ability to work in a collaborative environment including non-technical users, including artist and designers.
- A significant experience in delivering service-oriented tools with game content pipeline.
- Strong debugging skills.
- Previous leadership experience.
Pluses
- Experience creating tools and workflows in Unity editor.
- Experience with user interface (UI) design.
- Experience with source control like Git and Perforce.
- Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related degree.
- Familiarity with other Blizzard Entertainment products.
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