Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

Who we are:

Demonware is an independently-run part of Activision Blizzard. We run every part of the players' online experience, from logging in to matchmaking to climbing the leaderboards, for popular video game franchises such as Call of Duty, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Crash Bandicoot and Skylanders.

The work we do together every day impacts almost half a billion players around the world. We tackle big company challenges with a small company feel. We are technology-driven with a culture of openness. This means collaborating to solve exciting challenges, enjoying the freedom to talk to anyone, and always feeling respected. We take the work seriously; ourselves, not so much.

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our development team that specializes in designing, implementing, and maintaining features and services that deal with Protecting the Player. We oversee efforts to combat player toxicity, cheating and fraud, and ensure that privacy regulations are adhered to where applicable.
Our team is largely based in Vancouver with some of us working remotely.

Your responsibilities:
• Develop multi-tenant backend online services that are reliable and scale to be used by millions of players all around the world.
• Collaborate with other engineers in the team to design, operate and support features and services with minimal supervision.
• Work with game studio engineers, partnering with them to solve problems related to our domain.
• Provide technical mentorship to other team members through software engineering best practices.

Your Profile:
• Expertise in Python or C++ coding, or skills in a similar language.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases.
• Experience with networking technologies (e.g. TCP, UDP, security and scalability).
• Experience delivering within Scrum/Agile development methodologies.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Experience with distributed systems and web technologies.

Nice to have:
• Experience with content moderation, fraud detection and/or anti-cheat solutions
• Experience with container and containerized deployment (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with game development

What Demonware Offers

Relocation Support, 25 days of vacation and 3 bonus days in December, RRSP matching and contributions and top-tier medical, dental and life insurance coverage for you and your dependents.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g30709-3-17-128-129-42 in your application.