Activision · 20 hours ago
Senior Backend Engineer | Activision Blizzard Media
San Francisco
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$93K/yr - $172K/yr
4+ years expActivision Blizzard Media is the gateway for brands to the #1 cross-platform gaming company in the Western world, with hundreds of millions of players across over 190 countries. The Senior Backend Engineer will design and develop a highly scalable Publisher Ads & Monetization platform, collaborating with architects, product teams, and DevOps engineers to ensure operational excellence.
GamingMedia and EntertainmentPC GamesPublishingVideo Games
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
Passionate about usability, maintainability, and quality, building for the long term
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
Activision
Activision develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment, and leisure products. It is a sub-organization of Activision Blizzard.
5001-10000 employees
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Chief Technology Officer
Alex Summers
Director
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