Senior Software Engineer, Server - World of Warcraft

at  Blizzard Entertainment

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to join the World of Warcraft server team. The ideal applicant is someone who hungers to understand the workings and infrastructure of a massive online gaming environment. The individual must also enjoy the challenge of implementing new game systems for players to experience, while diagnosing tough problems and keeping the server code maintainable and optimized.
While working with the World of Warcraft team, you’ll collaborate across subject areas with other specialists to understand and tackle problems related to WoW’s backend game services. You’ll help push our technology forward and ensure our large-scale distributed systems continue to be resilient.
This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.

• Design, implement, and maintain World of Warcraft backend services and systems
• Be a cross-team contact point for backend game service requests
• Architect systems with scalability, availability, and performance in mind
• Troubleshoot issues, resolve defects, and improve the live service
• Implement instrumentation and testing strategies to ensure correct functionality of features
• Participate in and contribute to a culture of inclusion and diversity