Activision Blizzard Media · 19 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer | Activision Blizzard Media
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$112K/yr - $207K/yr
8+ 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. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Ads Engineering team, focusing on building high-scale backend systems for advertising and developing the next generation of their Publisher Ads Platform.
Marketing & Advertising
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
Genuine curiosity about working with and mentoring junior engineers
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated ability leading the development of highly performing services in Java
Experience with AdTech platforms preferred, like AdServing, Demand Side Platform, etc
Experience with NoSQL systems, e.g., Bigtable, Elastic
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
Excellent 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 8+ years of relevant professional experience (12+ years total)
Preferred
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, and Google BigQuery
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 Blizzard Media
Activision 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.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Brian Mulcahy
Agency Partner Lead
Brian Pomper
Agency Partnership Lead
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