Software Engineer, Live Operations #13000J5 | Blizzard Entertainment | Irvine, California, United States
Software Engineer, Live Operations
Diablo III
Office: Irvine, California, United States
Curious to know what makes the Diablo III servers
tick? Want to help improve the Diablo
III online experience? If so, this is
your chance! The Diablo III team is
looking for a talented software engineer to help diagnose server software problems
in our production environment, as well as assist with server related management
duties for internal development.
Responsibilities
- Diagnose complex software problems occurring on the live Diablo III servers.
- Review, build, and deploy server software in live and development environments.
- Help build monitoring, analysis, and control software.
- Assist with service capacity planning, software performance analysis, and system tuning.
- Share in off-hour / on-call duties.
Requirements
- Exceptional deductive reasoning skills
- Curiosity and tenacity to fully diagnose why something went wrong
- Able to rapidly learn and understand software by reading source code and stepping thru code under a debugger
- Programming background with C++
- Strong code review skills
- Able to write scripts in an administrative language (Python, Perl, etc)
- Strong interpersonal and communications skills
Pluses
- A degree in computer science, or a related field
- Experience with Linux
- Experience with databases
- Familiarity with OS, networking and server design concepts
- Passion for video games
Required Application Materials
- Resume
- Cover Letter which should include:
- Why you are interested in working at Blizzard and,
- What games you are currently playing
**Only submittals with Cover Letters will be considered.
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