Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer to join a new team working on an unannounced mobile game. As a key member of our server team, this person will partner with Blizzard IT to ensure the overall health, stability, and scalability of our Cloud-hosted services.

This is a new development in a rapidly evolving field. A successful candidate must be self-driven, adaptable to changing needs, and relentless in the pursuit of stability at scale.

Requirements

• 5 years C# or C++ programming skills
• 5 years of development work with backend services
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience supporting a live product
• Familiarity with Cloud and Container concepts
• Enthusiasm and a passion for mobile gaming

Pluses

• Experience with a major cloud provider (GCP, AWS)
• Database development experience (Cassandra)
• Knowledge of network and server security issues
• Knowledge of distributed messaging systems (Kafka)