The Battle.net Data Team builds and maintains an extensive Big Data Platform for all of Blizzard Entertainment’s games, tools, and operations. As a member of this welcoming and encouraging Data Team, you’ll chip into one of the world’s largest and most robust data pipelines to collect global information that powers analytics, operations, discovery, and machine learning throughout Blizzard’s products and services. From real-time operational awareness to machine learning systems for epic gameplay experiences- Blizzard is striving to be a world leader in Big Data.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will help drive one of the world’s most advanced and large-scale data pipelines, gathering global insights that fuel analytics, operations, discovery, and machine learning across Blizzard’s products and services. From real-time operational insights to cutting-edge machine learning systems that enhance epic gameplay experiences, Blizzard is committed to leading the way in Big Data innovation within the gaming industry.

This role is anticipated to be either an on-site or hybrid position. The work location for this role is Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of one of the world’s largest and most robust data pipelines, collecting global information to power analytics, operations, discovery, and machine learning across Blizzard’s products and services.

• Architect, develop, and integrate components of the Data Platform, ensuring seamless integration with third-party and open-source systems such as Kafka, Elasticsearch, and Apache Beam, as well as Cloud technologies like Pub/Sub, Dataflow, and BigQuery.

• Design, implement, and maintain microservices that support the platform’s use cases, creating data pipelines for both streaming and batch workloads.

• Collaborate with a team of engineers to plan, develop, and maintain massively scaled systems capable of handling billions of messages each day.

• Ensure real-time operational awareness and support machine learning systems to enhance gameplay experiences.

• Work closely with various departments to ensure the successful implementation and integration of the Data Platform.

• Stay at the forefront of the data revolution, contributing to Blizzard’s goal of becoming a world leader in Big Data.

Minimum Requirements:

• At least 5 years of experience designing, building, and maintaining large-scale, distributed software systems, including a minimum of 3 years focused on development and support of distributed applications.

• Proficiency in Java, Scala, or other JVM-based programming languages.

• Hands-on experience with private or public cloud platforms such as OpenStack, AWS, GCP, or Azure.

• Deep understanding of working with large-scale data and addressing associated challenges.

• Proven ability to quickly learn and master complex systems and their codebases.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively collaborate across teams.

• Demonstrated ability to mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering their technical and career growth.

Extra Points:

• Experience with Elasticsearch

• Operational experience with Kafka, Pub/Sub, or other message queues

• Experience with Go/NodeJS

• Knowledge of distributed NoSQL stores (HBase, Cassandra)

• Experience with stream processing frameworks (Flink, Apache Beam)

• CI/CD (Jenkins, Cloud Build)