Hybrid Senior Backend Engineer

at Activision

• Job title: Senior Backend Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $92,920 - $171,814 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, Gradle, Java, Jenkins, JMeter
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Francisco, United States

About the role

• Senior Backend Engineer developing highly scalable advertising backend systems for Activision Blizzard Media. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative mobile advertising technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop a highly scalable, available, and reliable Publisher Ads & Monetization platform that handles billions of requests per day
• Work with architects and other engineers to craft and architect backend systems
• Collaborate with product and peer engineering teams on multi-functional projects
• Work with DevOps engineers to ensure operational excellence

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field, plus 4+ years of relevant professional experience (8+ years total)
• Demonstrated ability leading the development of highly performing services in Java
• Experience with AdTech platforms is a plus, like AdServing, Demand Side Platform, etc.
• Expert knowledge in Java, JMeter, and performance engineering
• Experience working in Multi-threading, Asynchronous processing
• Experience in designing the overall architecture of end-to-end solutions
• Great interpersonal skills and a consistent record to work in a collaborative team environment
• Knowledge and experience in CI/CD, test automation, Jenkins, Gradle, and related technologies
• Experience working in a cloud-based environment with Google Cloud Platform or AWS

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
• Relocation assistance if required