Activision · 2 weeks ago
Software Engineer, Server - World of Warcraft | Irvine, CA
Irvine - Blizzard - Blizzard Way
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$78K/yr - $143K/yr
3+ years expActivision Blizzard is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences, known for iconic video game franchises. The World of Warcraft team is seeking a server engineer to enhance reliability and improve existing code, collaborating with various teams to update content and resolve service issues.
PublishingMedia and EntertainmentGamingPC GamesVideo Games
Responsibilities
Propose, design, implement and maintain custom tools, as well as WoW C++ code
Shepherd code and data hotfixes from dev all the way to live in service of delighting players in partnership with QA, all WoW engineering, production, design, and more
Review, build, and deploy server software in a live environment
Diagnose software problems occurring within the World of Warcraft server code and environments
Partner with SRE for hardware issues and data center needs
Promote, contribute to, and participate in our culture of inclusion and collaboration
Qualification
Required
3+ years in a software engineering role or equivalent
Fluency in C++ and Python, or other similar scripting and native languages
Strong communication skills
Strong debugging skills, particularly native code
A tenacious curiosity for diagnosing exactly why something went wrong and how to improve it
Familiarity with networking and distributed systems
Preferred
Strong preference for experience working with Linux and/or databases
A reliability geared mindset, to be able to look at the architecture of a system and help predict how changes might impact customers and infrastructure
Experience and understanding of current WoW flavors, systems and game mechanics, or other MMOs
Experience applying automation to help reduce toil and/or increase development velocity
Experience solving problems that were tricky and technical, particularly that required collaboration with partners
Your passion and desire to improve yourself, your peers, and the product
A growth mindset; a learn-it-all approach; an open, curious mindset
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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Funding
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Chief Technology Officer
Alex Summers
Director
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