Associate Software Engineer - Demonware Vancouver

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Demonware is a member of the Activision family of studios. We work alongside engineers and creatives at our AAA partner studios and deliver the online and data services required by our massive franchises. We have launched well over 100 games and our services connect multiple millions of players each day into epic entertainment experiences.

While Call of Duty continues to push us to build bigger and better systems year on year. We also have a strong history of supporting great franchises such as Tony Hawk Crash Bandicoot Diablo Guitar Hero and Skylanders.

Our success comes from our talented and passionate people. Our work environment is welcoming and collaborative we deliver on time and at scale.

Your Mission

We are looking for a Sr. Engineer to join us in managing the infrastructure that supports backend game servers for some of the largest multiplayer games in the world. This is a team with a very large responsibility!

Key Responsibilities

Priorities can often change in a fastpaced environment like ours so this role includes but is not limited to the following responsibilities:

• Maintaining our server fleet across the world responsible for hosting the server applications that power the backend of our games.
• Work with game studio engineers to solve problems with online and multiplayer features as well as dedicated server performance and costing.
• Investigate and resolve problems at scale for our critically important services. Contribute to root cause analysis efforts. Help the team implement fixes and apply what weve learned to prevent recurring issues.
• Provide technical mentorship to other team members through software engineering standard methodologies.
• Proactively maintain and develop backend systems infrastructure.
• Be responsible for routine maintenance procedures and perform detailed testing.
• Write user documentation related to the services our team owns.

About You

• 5 years of relevant work experience
• Technical expertise in service scalability and reliability
• Expertise in Python
• Experience with Deployment tools (Ansible/Puppet/Chef/Kubernetes)
• Experience with relational and nonrelational databases
• Understanding of networking fundamentals e.g. TCP/IP UDP security and scalability
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Experience with distributed systems and web technologies
• Take strong ownership of initiatives from inception through deployment and sustainment

Bonus Points

• Experience with Django
• Experience with game development
• Cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Experience with MongoDB Node.js and React
• Experience Docker Containerization
• Expertise in crafting analyzing and troubleshooting largescale distributed systems

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all the qualifications No problem were happy to help those eager to join our team learn the technologies involved and research shows that women and members of other underrepresented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification when in fact they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position please email your request to

General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

What Demonware Offers

Relocation Support generous paid vacation RRSP matching program and toptier medical dental and life insurance coverage for you and your dependents and perks.

Demonware is a member of the Activision family of studios. We run every part of the players online experience from logging in to matchmaking to climbing the leader boards for popular video game franchises such as Call of Duty Tony Hawk Pro Skater Crash Bandicootand Skylanders. Our main motto is Always Game!

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 wellbeing for Every World weve got our employees covered!

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fastpaced and will continue to evolve. As such the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

Our World

At Activision we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. Were driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty Crash Bandicoot Tony Hawks Pro Skater and Guitar Hero. As a leading worldwide developer publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products our press start is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative fun thrilling and engaging entertainment experiences.

Were not just looking back at our decadeslong legacy; were forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate creative and diverse teams within our organization.

Were in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater this could be your opportunity to level up.

Ready to Activate Your Future

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 underrepresented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification when in fact they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position please email your request to . General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fastpaced and will continue to evolve. As such the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

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.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical emotional and financial wellbeing for Every World weve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Extended health plan including medical dental vision life and AD&D insurance for employees and their dependents as well as disability insurance;
• RRSP with Company match tuition reimbursement charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation paid sick time compassion and bereavement leaves parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs fitness programs free and discounted games and a variety of other benefit programs like supplemental life & critical illness legal service and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary fulltime employees and interns with the Company.