Principal Software Engineer, Matchmaking - Demonware (Vancouver)
Principal Software Engineer, Matchmaking - Demonware (Vancouver)
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Job Title:
Principal Software Engineer Matchmaking - Demonware (Vancouver)Requisition ID:
R025872Job Description:
Your Mission
Demonware is looking for a talented new Principal Software Engineer to join our Matchmaking team!
As part of the team youll be responsible for developing and operating the services that get our players into great games optimizing the experience for engagement fairness and fun.
Youll partner closely with studio engineers data scientists and product managers to evolve our matchmaking algorithms at massive scale while delivering continuous improvements to player experience through innovation data-driven iteration and operational excellence.
Were looking for someone who is a senior technical contributor that will be responsible for architecting building and optimizing those large-scale matchmaking systems and who will lead high-impact initiatives from design to deployment guide experimentation frameworks and ensure our systems meet stringent reliability scalability and performance goals.
What you bring to the table
Partner with studios to architect implement and operate scalable low-latency matchmaking services that handle millions of players daily.
Lead design discussions code reviews and technical deep dives to maintain engineering excellence.
Champion best practices in service architecture performance optimization and fault tolerance.
Collaborate with data scientists to implement and operate A/B tests and analyze player experience metrics.
Integrate real-time feedback loops and machine learning signals into matchmaking decision-making.
Own services end-to-end: from development to deployment monitoring and incident response.
Define and track SLOs SLIs and KPIs for matchmaking performance and player experience.
Mentor and coach engineers across the matchmaking and wider Demonware engineering community.
Player Profile
Minimum Requirements:
15 years of professional software development experience with a track record of delivering large-scale distributed systems.
Expertise in at least one backend language (Python preferred) and experienced with modern service frameworks and orchestration tools (e.g. Kubernetes Docker).
Expertise in C.
Proven ability to design optimize and operate real-time high-throughput low-latency systems.
Strong background in algorithms data structures and performance tuning.
Experience in experimentation platforms heuristic optimization or machine learning in production systems.
Deep understanding of networking fundamentals including latency management and connection quality metrics.
Skilled in monitoring observability and incident response for production services.
Extra Points:
Experience with matchmaking systems or large-scale game services.
Experience with game engines (Unreal Engine Unity etc.).
Experience with Machine Learning and Data Analytics.
Familiarity with multi-objective optimization reinforcement learning or similar advanced techniques.
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 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 Destiny 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.
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 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 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.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on 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 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.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
