Senior Staff Backend Engineer - Activision Blizzard Media

Blizzard Entertainment; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the gaming industry seeks a Senior Staff Backend Engineer to join their Ads Engineering team. This role involves designing high-scale backend systems for advertising, utilizing cutting-edge technologies while collaborating with a dynamic team to drive innovation in mobile advertising.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with Company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Mental health & wellbeing programs

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

• Experience leading development of high-performing services in Java.
• Experience designing architecture for large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience with AdTech platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, reliable Ads & Monetization platform.
• Work with architects and senior engineers on backend systems.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to engineers.

Skills

Java

System Design

Performance Analysis

Multi-threading

Asynchronous

Streaming technologies

Excellent interpersonal skills

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

AWS

CI/CD

Jenkins

Gradle

Docker

Kubernetes

Google BigQuery

Job description

Job Title:Senior Staff Backend Engineer - Activision Blizzard Media

Requisition ID:R023876Job 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.

We are seeking a Senior Staff Backend Engineer in our Ads Engineering team, empowering groundbreaking mobile advertising technologies to create the next generation of our Publisher Ads Platform.

Your role within the Kingdom

Do you want to build amazing, high-scale backend systems for Advertising using the latest technologies? Are you an excellent communicator who enjoys working with people from several different business units? Can you translate business needs into technical requirements and implementation?

If you answered yes, then our Senior Staff Backend Engineer role on our ads engineering team may be the right role for you!

We are an impactful team of problem solvers who continually review how and why we do things and learn from one another. We are experimental, trying out new tech and ideas, and willing to do things differently to drive the entire industry forward. We are sociable and fun, and we like to hang out together. We are passionate, some might even say quirky, and while we love what we do, our lives are about more than work. We love games, and are obsessed with creating the best player experience!

Responsibilities

• Design and develop a highly scalable, available, and reliable Ads & Monetization platform that handles billions of requests per day

• Partner with architects, senior engineers, and cross-team members to build high-volume backend systems

• Take complete ownership and manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with your technical expertise

• Work with the product team to understand the business needs and translate them into development/design tasks

• Provide technical directions and mentorship to other engineers

• Be a role model in engineering best practices and design/coding standards for delivering high-quality products.

Knowledge & Skills

• Demonstrated ability leading the development of highly performing services in Java

• Experience in designing overall architecture and design for large-scale distributed systems

• Experience with AdTech platforms, such as Ads Monetization, Serving, and Demand Side Platform, is preferred.

• Experience with NoSQL systems, e.g., Bigtable, Elastic

• Expert knowledge in Java, System Design, and Performance Analysis

• Experience working with Multi-threading, Asynchronous, and Streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka)

• Excellent interpersonal skills and a consistent record of working in a collaborative team environment

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience

Key Attributes

• 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

• Passionate about usability, maintainability, and quality, building for the long term

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• 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.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $143,060.00 - $264,846.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.