King · 23 hours ago
Senior Backend Engineer | Activision Blizzard Media
New York - King - 5th Ave
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$93K/yr - $172K/yr
4+ years expActivision Blizzard Media is a leading company in the gaming industry, known for its iconic mobile game franchises and innovative advertising technologies. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and develop a highly scalable ads and monetization platform, working closely with architects and product teams to ensure operational excellence.
AndroidDigital EntertainmentMobile
Responsibilities
Design and develop a highly scalable, available, and reliable Publisher Ads & Monetization platform that handles billions of requests per day
Work with architects and other engineers to craft and architect backend systems
Collaborate with product and peer engineering teams on multi-functional projects
Work with DevOps engineers to ensure operational excellence
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated ability leading the development of highly performing services in Java
Expert knowledge in Java, JMeter, and performance engineering
Experience working in Multi-threading, Asynchronous processing
Experience in designing the overall architecture of end-to-end solutions
Great interpersonal skills and a consistent record to work in a collaborative team environment
BA/BS degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field, plus 4+ years of relevant professional experience (8+ years total)
Experience working in a cloud-based environment with Google Cloud Platform or AWS
Knowledge and experience in CI/CD, test automation, Jenkins, Gradle, and related technologies
Experience with open source technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, Google BigQuery
Preferred
Experience with AdTech platforms is a plus, like AdServing, Demand Side Platform, etc
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
King
With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$84M2015-11-02Acquired
2014-03-26IPO
2005-09-01Series A· $43M
Leadership Team
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Gilles Storme
VP of Ad Sale EMEA
Benjamin Pommeraud
General Manager - Strategic Initiatives
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