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 Principal Architect in our Ads Engineering team, empowering cutting edge mobile advertising technologies to create the next generation of our Ads Platform.

Your role within the Kingdom

If you want to create amazing user experiences using the latest technologies, then this is the right job for you.

You're an excellent communicator, happy to work with people from several different business units. You can translate business needs into technical requirements and implementation. We are problem solvers, constantly reviewing how and why we do things and learning from each other. We are experimental, trying out new tech and ideas and willing to take risks 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

Help us to build a world class supply side advertising platform with an emphasis on simplicity, scalability, and disaster recovery
Architect major software components, systems, and features by using the right technology stack to solve challenging business goals
Provide technical leadership and architectural oversight on complex projects
Collaborate with stakeholders to help set and document technical standards
Contribute to the evaluation and recommendation of new technologies to increase efficiencies
Formulate application architecture strategies with a focus on reusability, total cost of ownership, time-to-market and high availability
We love people who are excited to roll-up their sleeves and get involved where needed!

Skills To Create Thrills

BA/BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of relevant work experience, or over 7+ years of relevant work experience with a MS in Computer Science or related technical field
Experience in Software Development in one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: C/C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, Go
Experience architecting and developing large scale design
Experience with diagnosing and troubleshooting performance issues at scale
Able to handle multiple projects/priorities at any given time. advertising
Prior experience working with teams that are geographically distributed
Prior experience in Hadoop, Druid, or Storm applications
Prior experience with messaging systems like Kafka, RabitMQ or Kinesis
Prior experience with AWS or Google Cloud is a plus