Software Engineer, Platform Security

As a software engineer on our Platform Security Engineering team, you will be a key member in helping us keep our players safe as they play and pay in our epic game universes. You will work on a small, dynamic, and inclusive team building and maintaining the services that monitor account activity, account safety, financial transactions, in game actions, and so much more. The services you will support are critical in generating the data we used to find cheaters and protect player accounts from compromise for bad actors. 
 
You will have an incredible impact across all of Blizzard’s games teams, social services, ecommerce, customer service, finance, and legal. Our services run in every region in the world, 24 hours a day, so you will participate in a regular on-call rotation with the other engineers on the team. 

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.  

Responsibilities: 

• Design, implement, test, and maintain services and automation that serve as the backbone for our global presence – detecting and punishing bad actors in our games and platform 

• Work closely with remote team members to tackle hard problems, diagnose impactful issues, and implement solutions quickly 

• Work with security analysts, customer service, legal, and other platform engineers to understand complex, globally deployed systems, and create solutions that meet unique constraints and delight our players 

Requirements: 

• 3+ years of software development experience in a production environment 

• Work with compiled, object-oriented languages, Java preferred 

• Understanding of server architecture, web services, and highly scalability solutions 

• Familiarity with SQL and relational databases 

• Great problem solving and debugging abilities 

• Solid data structure and algorithm knowledge 

• A great teammate to those you work with 

Pluses: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience  

• Familiarity with Jenkins, Docker, and build systems  

• Experience in other languages such as python or C# 

• Experience in data analysis or data technologies like Big Query and Splunk 

• Familiarity with cloud based technologies like AWS, Azure, or GCP 

• A passion for videogames or software security 

The video game 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 love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all the qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.    

Accommodation Request: We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.      

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, we’ve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. We’re on a quest: bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. 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 video game 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.