Software Engineer, Cloud | Blizzard

Team Name:

IT - Infrastructure Engineering

Job Title:

Software Engineer, Cloud | Blizzard

Requisition ID:

R026871

Job Description:

The Cloud Software team is dedicated to crafting and supporting products for the governance and enrichment of Blizzard's cloud-based computing infrastructure. Today we own several well-established systems, but we have also been developing new ones.

As a Software Engineer, you will help design, implement, and maintain solutions that glue different infrastructure providers to manage Blizzard’s and its partners’ games and services. You will partner with various teams across the company to gather feedback, help resolve operational issues, and implement enhancements to improve our system’s capabilities and the overall user experience.

The work location is flexible within the US, but will need to be aligned to Pacific time business hours.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop software applications using the Go programming language, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Conduct thorough code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and implement best practices for software development to ensure code quality and maintainability.
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for the software components and systems developed
• Be on the lookout for operational issues related to our products and support end users.
• Proactively analyze and resolve technical issues promptly, ensuring minimal disruption to the development process.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices, continuously improving the development processes and tools used.

Minimum Requirements:

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in the Go programming language, with a deep understanding of its paradigms, constructs, and best practices.
• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Expertise in version control systems, particularly Git.
• Experience building highly scalable distributed software/services in the cloud.
• Proven debugging skills across the stack in production.
• Effective communication, analytical, and teamwork abilities.
• Familiarity with Linux operating system.

Bonus:

• Experience with HashiCorp tools: Vault, Nomad, Consul
• Experience with frontend development frameworks and tools: Vue.js, Nuxt, Figma
• Experience working with SRE/DevOps teams to achieve operational excellence.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools: GitHub Actions, Jenkins.

Your Platform
Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment.  We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet al