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Job Title :

Staff Backend Engineer - Activision Blizzard Media

Requisition ID : R023602

Job Description :

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 Staff Backend Engineer in our Ads Engineering team, empowering groundbreaking mobile advertising technologies to create the next generation of our Ads Platform.

Your role within the Kingdom

Do you want to build amazing high scale backend systems for Advertising using the latest technologies? Are you an excellent communicator who enjoys working with people from several different business units? Can you translate business needs into technical requirements and implementation?

If you answered yes, then our Staff Backend Engineer role on our ads engineering team may be the right role for you!

We are an impactful team of problem solvers that are 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 do things differently 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!

Your role within Activision Blizzard Media

Design and develop highly scalable, highly available and highly reliable Ads & Monetization platform that handles billions of requests per day
Work with architects and other engineers to craft and architect backend systems
Collaborate with Product and peer engineering teams on multi-functional projects
Work with DevOps engineers to ensure operational excellence
Genuine curiosity about working with and mentoring junior engineers

Qualifications

5 years of demonstrated ability leading the development of highly performing services in Java

Experience with AdTech platform preferred like AdServing, Demand Side Platform, etc.

Experience with NoSQL systems e.g., Bigtable, HBase

Experience working in a cloud-based environment with Google Cloud Platform or AWS

Expert knowledge in Java, JMeter and performance engineering

Experience working in Multi threading, Asynchronous processing

Experience with streaming technologies e.g. Kafka, Flink

Experience in designing overall architecture of end to end solutions

Great interpersonal skills and a consistent record to work in a collaborative team environment

BA / BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge and experience in CI / CD, test automation, Jenkins, Gradle and related technologies

Experience with open source technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, Google BigQuery

Passionate about usability, maintainability and quality, building for the long term

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including :

Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;

401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;

Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;

Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;

If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.

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