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Raven Software

Middleton, Wisconsin - United States
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Sr. Network Engineer

Description

RAVEN SOFTWARE, developer of numerous award-winning games, including contributions to the blockbuster Call of Duty franchise [Black Ops, Modern Warfare 3, Black Ops 2, Ghosts] is seeking a passionate Senior Network Engineer to join our team to work on our next project.

Job duties include:

  • Develop, design, modify, optimize and debug networking and related engine systems
  • Deploy, evaluate performance and test software on PC client and Linux server platforms
  • Collaborate with other internal Activision studios providing networking services and software
  • Document software and features for internal and external engineering teams
  • Participate in the scheduling, design, performance and code review process
  • Develop systems for accurate analytic tracking of networking performance and quality of service

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Math related field
  • Shipped at least two game titles
  • 5+ years of experience working with networking technology in the game industry
  • Proven ability to collaborate, schedule and communicate with other engineers
  • Experience with client-server architectures within games
  • Extensive background with Internet performance issues like packet loss, latency and bandwidth
  • Fluency with TCP/UDP protocol layers
  • Background with parallel programming and threading
  • Technical understanding of hardware that makes up the Internet infrastructure
  • Strong math and statistics skills
  • Familiarity using network simulators for debugging
  • Experience with working with networking services like PSN, Xbox Live, or Steam
  • Comprehensive understanding of object-oriented programming
  • Passion for networking, troubleshooting and optimization
  • Creative, motivated, focused, passionate, results-oriented
  • Demonstrated ability to write efficient, clean, readable, portable, and reliable code
  • Team player

The ideal candidate will also have:

  • Experience with database technologies and web protocols
  • Background in networking security issues
  • Master’s degree with some emphasis connected to networking
  • Experience with id Software’s idTech3 (Quake 3 or derivative)
  • Experience with web and cloud services   

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