Team Name
World of Warcraft
Job Title
Senior Software Engineer, Server Reliability (Europe) - World of Warcraft
Requisition ID
R023533
Job Description
The World of Warcraft team is seeking an engineer to join the Server Reliability team in Europe. In this role, you will work with engineers and designers to enable hosting new and exciting content.
As a Server Reliability Engineer, we’ll need you to investigate any service issues that occur, partnering closely with designers and engineers to push new content and deploy fixes. You’ll find yourself digging into source code, reviewing changes looking for hidden complexities, tracking evidence in logs and server telemetry, and using your eye for reliability to help the team make great decisions. If you are someone who loves solving technical service issues, we’d love to see your application.
This role will be fully remote in Europe, preferably Sweden or Ireland where the existing team can be found.
What You Will Do…
- Create, and support the build systems and automation for World of Warcraft.
- Deploy data hotfixes to databases throughout the development lifecycle.
- Review, build, and deploy server software in a live environment.
- Participate in on-call rotation to rapidly resolve live incidents related to our systems
- Diagnose software problems occurring within the World of Warcraft servers.
- Promote, contribute to, and participate in our culture of inclusion and diversity
Minimum Requirements
- The ability to use deductive reasoning to solve problems
- 5+ Years of Software Development Experience
- Proficiency with C++
- A tenacious curiosity for diagnosing exactly why something went wrong
- A reliability geared mindset, to be able to look at the architecture of a system and help predict how changes might impact customers and infrastructure
- Familiarity with Networking and Server Design concepts
- Fluency in an object-oriented programming language
- Strong communication skills
We’re also interested in hearing stories you may have about…
- Working with Linux and/or Databases
- Used automation to help reduce toil and/or increase development velocity.
- Needing to solve problems that were tricky and technical
Your Platform
Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.
Our World
Activision Blizzard, Inc., 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.
We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all 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.
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.
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.
