Senior Software Engineer, Server Matchmaking - Overwatch | Irvine, CA

Team Name

Overwatch

Senior Software Engineer, Server Matchmaking - Overwatch | Irvine, CA

R026146

Soldiers, scientists, adventurers, oddities…engineers! We are the Overwatch team, passionate gamers at heart, and we’re looking for a new hero to help us make Overwatch - the globe-spanning sequel to Blizzard Entertainment’s acclaimed team-based game.

We are seeking a talented, motivated, and experienced Senior
Server Matchmaking Engineer who shares our values:

• We take responsibility for delivering our work.
• We collaborate constantly, helping each other to be successful.
• We continuously improve our knowledge, workflows and processes.
• We communicate openly, calling out issues, opportunities, and sharing feedback.
• We have integrity, maintain confidentiality, and share a sense of ownership in our success.
• We have passion for the game, our players, quality work, and technology.

The server team is responsible for the backend services that power Overwatch , from matchmaking and parties to player collections and battle passes. We're passionate about delivering a platform that allows the work of the entire Overwatch team to shine. To accomplish this, we work collaboratively with QA, design, production and other specialists to continually deliver new features (and improve old ones!).

Matchmaking is a challenging problem, filled with trade-offs, compromises, and unexpected side effects. There is no "right answer", and sometimes solving one problem creates another. Working with a multi-functional team composed of designers, data analysts/scientists, and others, you will help navigate these tricky issues to deliver the best experience for our players.

• Working with our matchmaking team, help design, implement, improve and maintain the matchmaking system and competitive features for Overwatch 2
• Collaborate with designers, producers, and other programmers to maintain and implement non-gameplay features such as map voting, player profiles, custom games, and integrations with
• Support and improve the live service, with a focus on stability and performance
• Advise and mentor programmers within your areas of expertise

• A minimum of 5+ years’ relevant work experience (or a mix of work experience and education)
• Shipped at least one AAA title as a server engineer, ideally working on matchmaking and ranking systems
• Prior development work with client/server architectures or distributed systems
• Advanced understanding of C / C++
• Proven understanding of statistical mathematics
• Excellent communications skills
• Comfortable working within and adding to an established code framework
• Self-motivated, self-directing, and a strong desire to learn and grow

• Experience with data science and/or machine learning
• Database experience (Relational or No
  
  SQL)
• Passion for making video games

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 are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodation re General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

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…