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Located in the San Francisco Bay Area and Melbourne, Australia – we’re the videogame development team behind Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare and Call of Duty®: WWII. Since our founding in 2009, our greatest passion has been making AAA games. The strength of our team makes us not only excellent at what we do, but also how we do it. We firmly believe in supporting our talented employees to be the best they can be. Here at Sledgehammer Games, everyone is a game maker.

As we head into decade II of development, we’re focused on constantly evolving, innovating and taking risks – which are some of the most rewarding aspects of game development. With world-class audio, design, engineering and art teams, we’ve been able to achieve some of the highest-quality game execution of any studio in the industry. We love what we do and work hard to make sure that each new game we make is even better than the last. Creativity is key, and we’re looking for talented game developers for our exciting next project.

Sledgehammer Games is wholly owned by Activision. To learn more about our studio, please visit us at www.sledgehammergames.com or search for Sledgehammer Games on your favorite social media platform. Want to hear what it’s like at the studio directly from current employees? Check out our #LifeatSHG developer profiles: https://youtu.be/12DUBszg-w4

Your Mission:

As an Expert Engineer, you will work closely with content teams to push our gameplay systems to new heights of fun and visual fidelity, creating new systems and leverage existing ones to realize AAA-quality FPS gameplay. This is a great opportunity to work with a passionate engineering team and help shape cutting-edge industry technology. Responsibilities include:

  • Design, write, debug and refine gameplay systems, features, tools and infrastructure.
  • Work with designers and other engineers to prototype, develop, and refine features.
  • Create complex software systems that usher in the next generation of award-winning game development
  • Architect, design, implement, debug, optimize and test these systems in C++ and other languages
  • Inspire and grow other engineers by establishing mutual trust and respect, intense comradery, frank honesty, and joy in each other’s success
  • Discover or invent leading edge game industry technologies, practices, tools and systems. Continually raise the bar.

Player Profile

Minimum Requirements:

  • Minimum of 7+ years programming experience
  • Strong object-oriented design and knowledge of C/C++
  • Experience with mutliplatform development (Xbox, PlayStation, PC)
  • Extensive experience with gameplay of two or more shipped games, PC or console
  • Mastery of two or more game development technologies such as performance and optimization, graphics, 3D math, physics, collision detection, or AI
  • Ability to collaborate and communicate with other engineers to obtain optimal results
  • Knowledgeable in network protocols, client/server and peer-to-peer architecture.

Bonus XP:

  • AAA play-control logic, especially on an FPS title.
  • Modern animation techniques and blend trees.
  • Networked game logic.
  • Real-world AI methods.
  • Rigid body kinematics.
  • Extending an established code base.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), 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 innovate 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.

Sledgehammer Games is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.