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Blizzard Entertainment · 1 day ago

Principal Software Engineer, Engine

Irvine, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$146K/yr - $270K/yr

Blizzard Entertainment is a global company committed to growing our employees along with the business. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join the World of Warcraft Engine team, focusing on improving graphics and engine technology while collaborating with various departments.

MMO GamesSoftwareVideo Games

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and implementation of new graphics and engine functionality

Maintain the rendering engine for performance, stability, and error-free operation

Act as primary technical point within the engine domain on large scale projects, with the capacity to stretch past that domain when necessary

Work closely with the art department to help them achieve their artistic vision

Mentor and guide engineers at all levels

Participate in and contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture

Qualification

C++Rendering pipelineGame engine experienceMathematics skillsMulti-threaded programmingDebugging skillsCode optimizationLegacy codebasesInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills

Required

An understanding of scene management and the rendering pipeline

Experience shipping game titles with significant contributions to the engine

Strong interpersonal and communications skills, with experience working across all game development disciplines effectively

Strong mathematics skills, including proficiency with trigonometry and linear algebra

Strong fluency writing modern C++ while also understanding historical language patterns

Preferred

Experience with code and data optimization

Experience with multi-threaded programming

Experience debugging across a variety of hardware configurations

Experience working within legacy codebases

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance

401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching

Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave

Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others

If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance

Company

Blizzard Entertainment

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Blizzard Entertainment develops and publishes gaming software and computer games such as World of Warcraft, Hearthstone and StarCraft.

Founded in 1991

Irvine, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://blizzard.com

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