Staff Software Engineer

1 Month ago • 7 Years + • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Activision Blizzard Media seeks a Staff Software Engineer for its Ads Engineering team. The role involves designing and developing a highly scalable ad platform handling billions of daily requests. Responsibilities include designing and developing the platform, translating business needs into technical requirements, collaborating with architects and engineers, partnering with product and engineering teams, working with DevOps for operational excellence, and mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate possesses strong Java, NoSQL, and cloud experience (GCP, Azure, or AWS) and expertise in large-scale distributed systems and AdTech platforms.
Must have:
  • 7+ years experience in high-performance microservices (Java)
  • Strong understanding of large-scale distributed systems
  • AdTech platform experience (AdServing, DSP)
  • Proficiency in NoSQL systems (DynamoDB, Cassandra, HBase)
  • Cloud experience (GCP, Azure, AWS)
  • Expertise in Java, JMeter, performance engineering
Good to have:
  • CI/CD, test automation, Jenkins, Gradle experience
  • Experience with open-source technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

Job Details

Craft:

Technology & Development

Job Description:

Activision Blizzard Media is the gateway for brands to the #1 cross-platform gaming company in the western world, with hundreds of millions of players across over 190 countries. Our legendary portfolio includes iconic mobile game franchises such as Candy Crush™, esports opportunities like the Call of Duty® and Overwatch® Leagues, and some of the top PC and console gaming franchises such as World of Warcraft®, Call of Duty®, and StarCraft®.

The idea is simple: great game experiences offer great marketing experiences.

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer in our Ads Engineering team, empowering groundbreaking mobile advertising technologies to create the next generation of our Ads Platform.

Your role within King

Do you want to build amazing high scale backend systems for Advertising using the latest technologies? Are you an excellent communicator who enjoys working with people from several different business units? Can you translate business needs into technical requirements and implementation? If you answered yes, then our Senior Backend Engineer role on our ads engineering team may be the right role for you!

Your role within Activision Blizzard Media

Your role involves designing and developing a highly scalable, available, and reliable Ads & Monetization platform capable of handling billions of requests daily. You collaborate with architects and fellow engineers to craft backend systems while working closely with product and peer engineering teams on cross-functional projects. In addition, you partner with DevOps engineers to ensure operational excellence and exhibit a genuine curiosity for mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop a highly scalable, highly available, and highly reliable Advertising & Monetization platform handling billions of requests per day.

  • Understand the business requirements and translate them into the development/design tasks.

  • Collaborate with architects and engineers to craft and architect backend systems.

  • Partner with Product and peer engineering teams on multi-functional projects.

  • Work with DevOps engineers to ensure operational excellence.

  • Mentor and support junior engineers with a genuine interest in their development.

  • Choose the right technology stack to align with those use cases with scalability.  

  • Develop alert & monitoring systems and procedures for faster disaster recovery.

  • Provide technical directions and mentor other specialists and engineers

 

Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.

  • 7+ years of experience leading the development of high-performance microservices in Java.

  • Strong understanding of large-scale distributed backend systems

  • Experience with AdTech platforms (e.g., AdServing, Demand Side Platform).

  • Proficiency in NoSQL systems (e.g., DynamoDB, Cassandra, HBase).

  • Experience in a cloud-based environment with GCP, Azure or AWS.

  • Expert knowledge in Java, JMeter, and performance engineering.

  • Experience with streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Flink).

  • Experience in designing cohesive frontend and backend architecture.

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

  • Ability to work independently with limited guidance.

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge and experience in CI/CD, test automation, Jenkins, Gradle, and related technologies.

  • Experience with open-source technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

  • Passion for usability, maintainability, and quality, with a focus on long-term solutions.

 More about you

  • You are passionate about a culture of learning and teaching. You love challenging yourself to constantly improve, and sharing your knowledge to empower others.

  • You like to take risks when looking for novel solutions to complex problems. If faced with roadblocks, you continue to reach higher to make greatness happen.

  • You care about solving big, systemic problems. You look beyond the surface to understand root causes so that you can build long-term solutions for the whole ecosystem.

  • You believe in not only serving customers but also empowering them by providing knowledge and tools.

 

About King

With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King, part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has Kingsters in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Malta. More information can be found at  or by following us on ,  on Instagram, or  on X.

About King

With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King, part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has Kingsters in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Malta. More information can be found at  or by following us on ,  on Instagram, or  on X.

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