Lead SW Engineer, Server - Heroes of the Storm

Description

Blizzard Entertainment is looking for an experienced engineer to lead the Heroes of the Storm and StarCraft II online team. You will work closely with other engineers, designers, and producers to extend and maintain our server infrastructure. Effective communication skills allowing tactful negotiations and technical guidance are paramount to success in this role.

Responsibilities

Drive the evolution of the server infrastructure that powers Heroes of the Storm and StarCraft II.
Contribute to the technical direction for the online team.
Ensure the online team adheres to established coding standards and embraces efficient and robust engineering practices.
Work with other leads and producers to establish online tasks and schedules.
Partner with our Engineering Manager to evaluate and upgrade the technical skills of engineers on the online team.
Interface with members of external teams on inter-departmental assignments, and ensure that all technology interests and policies are properly represented and maintained through the course of development.
Serve as an active partner in the game team's leadership.

Requirements

Previous leadership experience or leadership potential
Fluent in C / C++
Experience with multi-threaded programming
Distributed systems experience
Experience implementing scalable client / server architectures
Working knowledge of network and server security issues
Experience implementing TCP / UDP networking
Experience with code and data optimization
Comfortable working within, and analyzing and improving, an established code base
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
A passion for video games

Pluses

Computer science or related degree
Scripting language experience (Python, Lua)
Multiple platform development experience (Linux, Windows, OSX)
Database development experience (MySQL, Oracle)
Low-level network knowledge and diagnosis including packet capture (tcpdump, wireshark), routing, firewalls, DHCP, DNS, NAT busting
Familiar with higher-level network protocols such as HTTP, SNMP, SMTP, FTP
Passion for technology
Familiar with Blizzard Entertainment games

Required Application Materials

Resume
Cover Letter which should include:
Why you are interested in working at Blizzard
What games you are currently playing

**Only submittals with Cover Letters will be considered.

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and its affiliated companies is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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