Manager Software Engineer, Build & Automation

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Albany, NY, Austin, TX or Irvine, CA.

The Diablo IV Build & Automation Team is seeking a talented, motivated, and experienced Lead Software Engineer someone who has had direct reports to help evolve our build and test pipelines and the automation discipline itself. Your contributions will have a direct impact on the future of the Diablo franchise.

The Build & Automation team oversees our continuous integration and performance testing across Diablo 4’s multiple in-development and live branches. We maintain the build cluster, manage stress and scale testing, verify game data integrity, and generate packages for all our supported platforms.

In addition, our culture and values are important to us. All our engineers strive to make our working environment one that is inclusive, diverse, safe, and empowering. We are looking for your passion here so that you too can proactively promote and foster this with all our fellow developers.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsibility for a rich automation infrastructure covering areas such as game and tools builds, continuous integration, performance, stability, build verification, etc.

• Managerial responsibilities to include: one on ones, annual review process, reviewing peoples work, planning and team direction, establishing vision for your team, coaching and mentoring, assessing priorities and risks, meeting with engineering department managers

• You will not only inspire the Build & Automation team to meet all established goals and requirements but also become a force multiplier for the rest of the development team.

• Collaborate with multiple teams to create and manage various test environments and build farms from tens of cores to thousands of them.

• Help improve test coverage through the design and implementation of automated testing processes.

• Promote, contribute to, and participate in our culture of inclusion and diversity.

• You are going to work with production staff and other leads of the Diablo team to prioritize tasks and track development.

• Ensure that your team adheres to established coding standards, development philosophies, and maintains efficient coding practices.

• Serve as an active partner within the larger Diablo team leadership group.

• Coordinate with embedded and external teams within Blizzard, build relationships and lead implementation of shared initiatives.

Current or previous Lead / management experience with direct reports within a software engineering organization

• Strong programming skills in C++ and C# a must

• A minimum of 5 years’ programming experience with shipped-product experience.

• Strong code review, interpersonal and communications skills.

• Passion for automation, validation, verification, and software development with a service-oriented attitude.

• Experience working in a collaborative team environment and handling multiple projects simultaneously.

PLUSES:

• Experience managing a production build system with active live operations

• Experience with SQL databases

• Proficient using at least one other interpreted language (Groovy, Python, Perl, etc.).

• Real passion for video games.

• Jenkins experience

• Experience integrating version control systems

• Expertise in Windows and Linux environments

• A degree in computer science, or a related field

• Distributed system patterns

• Previous experience automating video game consoles

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 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! At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Blizzard Entertainment is a global company committed to growing our employees along with the business. We offer generous benefits and perks with an eye on providing true work/life balance. We’ve worked hard to foster an intensely collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and training and opportunities for professional growth. Our people are everything. Our core values are real, and our mission has never changed. We are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences ever. Join us!

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ – we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• 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;
• 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. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $151,880.00 – 243,130.00 Annual. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.

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