Software Engineer - Demonware (Vancouver)
Software Engineer - Demonware (Vancouver)
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Job Title:
Software Engineer - Demonware (Vancouver)Requisition ID:
R025585Job Description:
Your Mission
We are looking for a talented Software Engineer to join our Progression Team at Demonware that specializes in designing implementing and evolving our game progression rewards and player engagement services for the Call of Duty franchise and other popular Activision titles.
In this role you will be involved in planning designing implementing and maintaining new online services that can handle millions of concurrently connected users within the Progression domain. You will be relied upon for developing and maintaining software systems that track player progression responding to game events in real-time and performing actions configured to respond to those events and youll be joining a team that strives to produce the best possible experience for our players and studio partners.
This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position and the home studio for this role is in Vancouver BC.
This role a 12 month contract role.
What you bring to the table
The video game industry and therefore our business is fast-paced 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. Therefore this role includes but is not limited to the following responsibilities:
- Develop multi-tenants backend online services and features that are reliable and scale to be used by millions of players all around the world
- Collaborate with other engineers in the team to develop operate and support features and services with minimal supervision
- Work as a partner to game studios designing online and multiplayer player experiences. Work with game studio engineers to solve problems with online and multiplayer features
- Provide technical mentorship to other team members through software engineering best practices
Player Profile
Minimum Requirements:
- 5 years of relevant work experience
- Expertise in Python or C coding or skills in a similar language
- Experience with databases (e.g. MySQL Cassandra and Redis)
- Experience with distributed system designs
- Experience delivering within Scrum/Agile development methodologies
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Good communication and customer facing skills
Extra Points:
- Experience with container and containerized deployment (e.g. Docker Kubernetes)
- Experience with stream processing technologies (e.g. Kafka)
- Experience with multi-platform development including PC Xbox One and PS4
- Understanding of large scale services (up to millions of concurrent users)
Your Platform
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 every single 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 Destiny Diablo Guitar Hero and Skylanders.
Our success comes from our versatile and hardworking people. Our work environment is welcoming and collaborative we deliver on time and at scale.
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 decades-long 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 under-represented 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 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.
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.
Rewards
We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical emotional and financial well-being 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 full-time employees and interns with the Company.
Employment Type
Full-Time
