Principal Core Pipeline Engineer

Activision is searching for a Principal Core Pipeline Engineer to join its Central Technology group . This is a full-time permanent position, learning and working in a friendly and inclusive environment alongside some of the best game creators in the world. You will help us craft the next generation of the massively successful Call of Duty® series of games.

Responsibilities include:

• Architect, implement, optimize, and support the asset processing systems which enable our artists and designers to create & iterate as efficiently as possible.
• Design, write, debug and refine core systems, features and tools.
• Work across the entire pipeline, from asset editors to infrastructure to the game engine.
• Work with other disciplines to achieve the game’s feature and performance goals.

What does the future hold for game tech? We need you to help us find out!

Qualifications

• A degree in Computer Science or a related field , or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years’ experience working as a C++ programmer in the game industry or a related field.

• Eligible to work in the US.

Skills & Attributes

Our ideal candidate for this role would possess the following skills and attributes:

• Creative, motivated, focused, and results oriented
• Capable and eager to take a leading role in projects critical to the business
• Industry-leading expertise in game asset processing pipelines

• Demonstrated track record of shipping high quality code

• Strong writing and communication skills

Optional

In addition to the basic requirements, expertise in several of the following areas is desirable:

• High -performance database design and implementation
• High-performance networking and disk I/O
• Distributed build frameworks
• Graphics, physics, and animation data models
• Technical writing
• UI/UX design and development
• ML and analytics
• Hybrid cloud architecture

What we offer

• A friendly, international team of game technology experts ready to guide and support you.

• A healthy work-life balance. We create our best work when our free time is valued and respected.
• Access to counselling services and mental health support through our wellness programs such as AbleTo and our Employee Assistance Program.
• Opportunities to work flexibly from one of our worldwide offices .
• Generous benefits package.

• Comprehensive relocation support.

Applying

We love hearing from anyone who is talented and enthusiastic about changing the game s industry. Activision is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for this role regardless of gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or whether they are parents, carers , a pe rson with disabilities or any person protected by applicable law .

If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. Lastly, in your application please feel free to let us know which pronouns you use .