Senior Director of Engineering

Job Description : BACKGROUND

Battle.net & Online Products brings together a passionate team of engineers, product managers, designers, and analysts to connect millions of gamers worldwide through the legendary gaming network, Battle.net. We are seeking a visionary senior technical leader to guide engineering teams in designing, building, and operating cutting-edge multi-platform applications and services.

YOUR MISSION

As the , you will define the technical vision and lead a dynamic team of engineers, including technical leads and architects, to advance one of the world's premier online game platforms. In collaboration with product management, you will prioritize impactful features and oversee the development of high-performing web, PC, and mobile applications supported by a high-uptime global server network.

You will empower engineering leaders to achieve their goals by aligning teams, clearing obstacles, and enhancing customer experiences across our product portfolio. With proven expertise in scaling organizations and fostering growth within large teams, you will drive technical progress and implement successful strategies with passion and collaboration.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Champion the player experience through evaluation and improvement of our applications, services, technologies, and tools.

Source new technology solutions to modernize our technology stack and infrastructure. Identify technology trends and evolving social behavior that may support or impede the success of the business.

Lead company-wide initiatives so that products are developed on schedule with maximum quality standards and cost objectives that meet market demands.

Work closely with the Battle.net organization to refine existing product roadmap processes to improve scalability and develop new enhancements to increase release velocity and time to market.

Ensure the right processes, analysis, and procedures surround both the selection and operation of enterprise infrastructure systems. Responsible for the reliable live operation of a global gaming and commerce platform serving millions of active players concurrently.

Internally facing, you are accountable for creating a modern engineering culture that promotes creativity, collaboration, accessibility, and sharing across Battle.net. You will lead the groups technical staff to follow engineering development best practices and coach technical leaders, helping to identify and mitigate risks, and drive technical strategic direction across the portfolio of projects in development.

Foster a culture of effective cross-team communication and inclusion, ensuring collaboration with diverse and differently-abled colleagues.

Partner with HR and Recruiting to mentor, coach, develop, and grow extraordinary talent that contributes to our evolving needs and ensures our teams, and their leaders, remain highly engaged and empowered.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

Report to VP, Engineering, Battle.net & Online Products as a member of the group leadership team.

All player experience-focused technology, systems, and services teams will report to this leader, approximate team size of engineers.

REQUIREMENTS

MS / BS in computer science, engineering, or related major or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Minimum of 15 years of professional experience, with proven experience managing multiple development teams, preferably including time within the gaming / entertainment platform industry.

Relentless drive for quality, service, and creating amazing player experiences.

Knowledgeable with multiple software development methodologies, technical stacks, platform targets, product areas, and full-stack development.

Demonstrated ability to envision and architect large-scale technology solutions that meet customer needs or solve business problems.

OUR WORLD

At Blizzard Entertainment, we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, weve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. Were on a quest : bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiencesever. Hard work, iteration and polish go into the Blizzard secret recipe, but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision. If that sounds like you, join us.

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.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for Every World - weve 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;
• 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.