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Senior Software Engineer, Game Services Access

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The Battle.net Game Services Access team provides edge services and SDKs that are the point of contact between game clients/servers and Battle.net game-related services. Our mission is to make it easy for game developers to integrate with Battle.net Game Services, so they can focus on creating epic entertainment experiences which unlock the greatness of gaming TOGETHER.

Minimum Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

· 5 years of experience with software development in C++

· Experience building high-performance distributed systems and client/server applications

· Experience with Linux development, GDB debugging, and command line tools

· Experience with Windows application or service development

· Self-motivated and able to break down complex tasks

· Strong communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with a specialization in Software Engineering or Game Development

· 8+ years of total experience in software development

· 5+ years of experience with software development in C++, including C++17 or later

· 3+ years of experience with software development in C#

· Some leadership and mentoring experience

· Experience with Functional Programming through Rust, OCaml, Scala, F#, or Haskell

· Exposure to game development with Unity and C++ engines such as Unreal

· Experience developing libraries, frameworks, APIs, and/or SDKs for use by other developers

· Experience with Cloud development and infrastructure

· Experience working with large-volume, low-latency message systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, MQTT, NATS, TIBCO Messaging, etc.

· Working knowledge of MySql, Cassandra, Redis, or related relational and NoSQL databases

· Experience supporting a live always-on service

· A passion for video games and technology

About the Role

In this role, you will join a tight-knit Empowered Product Team that develops scalable, highly performant and highly available global game services. This role focus on building and improving edge services and SDKs which power player social and game systems integrated by studios across Activision and Blizzard and used daily by millions of players concurrently. This team is the entry point to Battle.net player systems and your code will be accessed by, and be running in, every major game release!

Candidates must work well on a team, have an interest in developing massive distributed systems with a strong focus on server-side C++, and exhibit a passion for creating core technology used by other engineers.

Responsibilities

· Contribute to the development and maintenance of C++ edge services that are the primary access point for Battle.net social and common game services

· Contribute to the development and maintenance of stable, high-performance C++ and C# SDKs which are integrated with game servers and clients, used to access those services

· Create unit and integration test code to validate service reliability and SDK correctness

· Write SDK documentation for consumption by game developers and other integrators

· Function as the backup team lead when necessary

· Work with game developers to integrate our SDKs into their game servers and game clients

· Coordinate with embedded and external teams, create relationships and assist with shared initiatives

· Adhere to established coding standards & development philosophies, maintain efficient coding practices, and produce clean code that works

· Perform research to discover new, enabling technologies and acquire knowledge necessary to complete assigned tasks

· Create technical design documents and other artifacts

· Mentor junior engineers and participate in code & design reviews

· Participate in on-call rotation to rapidly resolve live incidents related to our systems

· Troubleshoot and debug issues with our live and in-development services

· Focus on outcomes, rather than output · Uphold and promote the Blizzard Core Values

About Us

Blizzard Entertainment is a global company committed to our employees. We offer generous benefits and perks with an eye on providing true work / life balance. We’ve worked hard to champion an intensely collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and training and opportunity for professional growth. Our people are everything. Our core values are real, and our mission has never changed.

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, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences... ever.

Join us!