Senior Staff Backend Engineer

at  Kingcom

QUALIFICATIONS

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of demonstrated ability leading the development of highly performing services in Java
• 2+ years of experience in designing overall architecture and design for large scale distributed systems
• Experience with AdTech platforms preferred like Ads Monetization, Serving, Demand Side Platform, etc.
• Experience with NoSQL systems e.g., Bigtable, HBase
• Expert knowledge in Java, System Design and Performance Analysis
• Experience working with Multi-threading, Asynchronous, Streaming technologies
• Great interpersonal skills and a consistent record to work in a collaborative team environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with Google Cloud Platform, Azure, AWS or similar cloud technologies
• Experience in CI/CD, test automation, Jenkins, Gradle and related technologies
• Experience with open-source tools & technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, Telemetry
• Passionate about code quality, maintainability and usability

MAKING THE WORLD PLAYFUL

Making the World Playful is our mission – it’s the thread that connects our people, our players, and our passion for our games. Let’s face it, who doesn’t love a bit of fun?
Kingsters are seriously playful: creative thinkers who balance art and science to bring moments of magic to millions daily. But our players aren’t the only ones that can level-up. We’re always looking for ways to champion each other and make what’s already great, even better.
So, if this feels like a fun way to spend your days, and you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful.
Applications needs to be in English.
Discover King at careers.king.com

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 Sr 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, available and reliable Ads & Monetization platform that handles billions of requests per day
• Partner with architects, senior engineers and cross team members to build high volume backend systems
• Take complete ownership and manage individual projects priorities, deadlines and deliverables with your technical expertise
• Work with the product team to understand the business needs and translate them into development/design tasks
• Provide technical directions and mentorship to other engineers
• Be a role model in engineering best practices and design/coding standards for delivering high quality products