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Senior Software Engineer, Client - Hearthstone

Pull up a chair and join us! Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a talented and enthusiastic software engineer to join the Hearthstone team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for making Hearthstone the best product it can be on all of our supported clients, with an extra-special desire to make it sing on mobile devices. Blizzard offers a fun, creative, and technically challenging environment with excellent compensation and a full range of benefits.

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.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement client-side core systems
• Strive to improve the quality of the user experience on all client platforms that are supported by Hearthstone. (PC, Mac, Android/iOS phones and tablets, etc.) Some of the areas that the client team is responsible for include:
  • Graphic/Rendering Performance
  • Memory usage
  • Load times/asset management
  • Battery Performance
• Mentor and educate engineers on the team
• Help make improvements to the team’s ability to develop and test the game on mobile platforms
• Maintain familiarity with Hearthstone’s design
• Champion Blizzard’s core values, especially “Gameplay First”

Requirements

• Strong, proven programming skills
• Experience with performance analysis and code optimization
• High comfort level extending and improving an established code base
• Self-motivation and willingness to pitch in on many areas of game development
• Ability to communicate effectively with artists, designers, and other engineers
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment
• A burning desire to help make the Hearthstone client the best that it can be for our players
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in delivering production-level code in a professional environment
• Familiarity with Hearthstone, at least at a casual player level

Pluses

• Avid Hearthstone player
• iOS or Android development experience
• Previous experience shipping game titles or other software
• Unity experience with the 2018.x platform (or newer)
• Database development experience (MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL, etc.)
• Experience supporting a live service
• Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related degree
• Familiarity with other Blizzard Entertainment products