Principal automation engineer
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Job Description
Blizzard is looking for a highly motivated and talented Principal Automation Engineer to help craft a new, unannounced game. Our team values creativity, collaboration, and a dedication to quality, and we are searching for contributors aligned to our core Blizzard values to add to our team of dedicated game makers.
As a Principal Automation Engineer on an unannounced game, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining robust automation pipelines and systems. You will play a pivotal role in enabling us to make the highest quality game we can, and in getting our game into our players’ hands as quickly and efficiently as possible. You will also mentor earlier-career engineers, helping them to solve complex challenges and build strong habits for supporting a long-running game
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This role is a hybrid work position, with some work required to be on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio is Irvine, CA.
Responsibilities:
Build automated pipelines and systems that enable our team to develop, test, build, and release our game quickly, while maintaining high levels of quality
Work closely with teams from multiple disciplines (design, art, engineering, liveops, production) to architect tools and processes that accomplish the above
Review and improve existing tools and processes by integrating new technologies when appropriate
Review feature requests for feasibility and associated risk, and translate them into concrete tasks Contribute to the success of fellow team members by offering technical guidance, engaging in code reviews, and providing mentorship to junior team members
Requirements:
- Expert level of proficiency with C# and Python
- Strong experience building game development pipelines with automation tools (e.g. Jenkins, CircleCI, Gitlab
- CI)
- Deep knowledge of Unity and Unity tooling specifically for game development
- Strong established skills with Solid understanding of software testing methodologies and best practices
- Experience building and deploying containerized applications, preferably using orchestration tooling such as Kubernetes or Nomad
- Proven experience with public cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, and others
- Deep experience with code design patterns and debugging complex logic
- High comfort level when collaborating with multiple teams on a large, complex codebase
- Ability to communicate effectively with artists, sound designers, game designers, and other engineers, both verbally and in writing
Extra Points:
Experience with AAA game engines
Experience with DevOps tools such as Terraform, Prometheus, Ansible,etc.
Familiarity with .NETCore
Familiarity with performance profiling/optimization tools and techniques
Experience with NoSQL databases (ideally Cassandra)
Experience with console development tools (bonus points for having used them in an automated test/build capacity)
Experience with mobile development tools (bonus points for having used them in an automated test/build capacity)
Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related degree
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 innovative 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
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.
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