Staff Platform Solutions Engineer

Activision Blizzard Media; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company is seeking a Staff Platform Solutions Engineer in Greater London to join their Ads Engineering team. In this role, you will collaborate with diverse teams to address industry challenges while driving feature adoption. You will have a chance to utilize your deep technical expertise in areas such as C/C++, Docker, and Kubernetes. The ideal candidate is passionate about advertising technologies and possesses excellent problem-solving and communication abilities. This position is full-time and offers the chance to work on innovative projects in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in solutions & support engineering roles.
• Good understanding of advertising technologies, bonus if experienced with games.
• Experience working with Mobile Tech C / C++, Java, GCP, advertising tools.
• Good track record of solving customer and business technical problems.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to effectively articulate technical challenges.
• Experience analyzing data and converting them to meaningful visualizations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to address industry challenges and achieve business goals.
• Drive feature adoption by resolving roadblocks promptly.
• Prioritize customer success by working closely with Game Teams.
• Build productive relationships with partners to address complex needs.
• Design and implement product launch strategies.
• Participate in on-call schedule to monitor platform metrics.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams incorporating customer perspectives.
• Develop and enhance solutions in partnership with cross-functional teams.
• Engage with customers to address their technical challenges.

Skills

Computer Science

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

VMware

C / C++

Go

System Architecture

gRPC

OS Kernels

Perl

Distributed Systems

Job description

Craft : Technology & Development

Job Description :

About 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. Our legendary portfolio includes iconic mobile game franchises such as Candy Crush, esports opportunities like the Call of Duty and Overwatch Leagues and some of the top PC and console gaming franchises such as World of Warcraft, Call of Duty and StarCraft. The idea is simple: great game experiences offer great marketing experiences.

Your Role Within the Kingdom

We are hiring a Staff Platform Solutions Engineer in our Ads Engineering team empowering cutting‑edge advertising technologies to create the next generation of our Ads Platform.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with game studios, monetization managers, engineering and product teams to address industry challenges and shape the roadmap to achieve business goals.
• Drive feature adoption by analyzing, troubleshooting and resolving roadblocks promptly.
• Prioritise customer success by working closely with Game Teams.
• Utilise various technical and interpersonal skills to build productive relationships with partners and independently address complex technical and business needs.
• Apply deep knowledge of products, technologies and business strategies to develop scalable solutions.
• Design and implement product launch strategies.
• Participate in a rotating on‑call schedule to monitor platform metrics.
• Collaborate with ABM Product and Engineering teams during planning and development, incorporating customer perspectives and solving use cases.
• Develop and enhance solutions in partnership with engineering, product and cross‑functional teams.
• Engage with customers to represent ABM and address their technical challenges.

Qualifications

• Experience in solutions & support engineering roles.
• Good understanding of advertising technologies – bonus if experienced with games.
• Experience working with Mobile Tech C / C++, Java, GCP, advertising tools, moderate to complex SQL queries, etc.
• Good track record of solving customer and business technical problems.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions.
• Experience analyzing data and converting them to meaningful visualizations for non‑technical readers.

Required Experience: Staff IC

Key Skills

• Computer Science
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Python
• VMware
• C / C++
• Go
• System Architecture
• gRPC
• OS Kernels
• Perl
• Distributed Systems

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Vacancy: 1

A pplications needs to be in English.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. If you are not sure you meet all qualifications, let us decide! Research shows that women, veterans and members of other under‑represented groups often do not apply when they think they may not meet every qualification. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to General employment questions (cannot be accepted or processed here). Thank you for your interest.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status among other characteristics.