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Senior Staff Backend Engineer – Activision Blizzard Media
| Company | Activision-Blizzard |
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| Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $143060 – $264846 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Demonstrated ability leading the development of highly performing services in Java
- Experience in designing overall architecture and design for large-scale distributed systems
- Experience with NoSQL systems, e.g., Bigtable, Elastic
- Expert knowledge in Java, System Design, and Performance Analysis
- Experience working with Multi-threading, Asynchronous, and Streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka)
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a consistent record of working in a collaborative team environment
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
Responsibilities
- Design and develop a highly scalable, available, and reliable Ads & Monetization platform that handles billions of requests per day
- Partner with architects, senior engineers, and cross-team members to build high-volume backend systems
- Take complete ownership and manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with your technical expertise
- Work with the product team to understand the business needs and translate them into development/design tasks
- Provide technical directions and mentorship to other engineers
- Be a role model in engineering best practices and design/coding standards for delivering high-quality products.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a cloud-based environment with Google Cloud Platform or AWS
- Knowledge and experience in CI/CD, test automation, Jenkins, Gradle, and related technologies
- Experience with open source technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, Google BigQuery
