Activision Blizzard is a leading gaming company, and they are seeking a Backend Engineer for their Xbox Advertising Engineering team. The role involves building high-scale backend systems for mobile advertising and collaborating with various teams to create the next generation of their Publisher Ads Platform.
Design and develop a highly scalable, available, and reliable Publisher Ads & Monetization platform that handles billions of requests per day
Work with architects and other engineers to craft and architect backend systems
Collaborate with product and peer engineering teams on multi-functional projects
Work with DevOps engineers to ensure operational excellence
Genuine curiosity about working with and mentoring junior engineers
Qualification
Required
BA/BS degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience, plus at least one year of relevant professional experience (total of five years of combined education and experience)
Demonstrated ability leading the development of highly performing services in Java
Experience with NoSQL systems, e.g., Bigtable, Elastic
Expert knowledge in Java, JMeter, and performance engineering
Experience working in Multithreading, Asynchronous processing
Experience in designing the overall architecture of end-to-end solutions
Great interpersonal skills and a consistent record of working in a collaborative team environment
Preferred
Experience with AdTech platforms, such as ad serving and demand-side platforms
Experience working in a cloud-based environment with Google Cloud Platform or AWS
Knowledge and experience in CI/CD, test automation, Jenkins, Gradle, and related technologies
Experience with open source technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, Google BigQuery
Passionate about usability, maintainability, and quality, building for the long term
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
401(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
A variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
Relocation assistance
Activision Blizzard creates interactive gaming and entertainment experiences.
