Pull up a chair and join us! Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a talented and enthusiastic software engineer to join the Hearthstone team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for improving service stability with the goal of providing the best possible experience for our players. Blizzard offers a fun, creative, and technically challenging environment with excellent compensation and a full range of benefits.

Responsibilities

• Improve an existing C++ code base with a focus on quality and robustness
• Architect and implement core client-server systems to improve overall stability and uptime
• Work with SREs and other engineers to help smoothly launch product releases
• Investigate and document existing systems and propose improvements
• Constantly collaborate with and help your team
• Devise plans for risk mitigation and to aid in safe feature deployment
• Mentor more junior engineers on the team
• Work with multiple teams to improve their workflow and productivity

Requirements

• Intermediate understanding of C/C++/C#
• Interest in solving distributed system problems
• Passion for risk mitigation and quality
• Programming experience for Linux and Windows platforms
• Prior work on client-server architectures

Pluses

• Advanced understanding of C/C++
• Experience with relational databases
• Experience with NoSQL and other databases and tools
• Networking experience