High-Performing Backend Systems Architect

20 hours ago


San Francisco, California, United States Activision Full time
Overview

We are an impactful team of problem solvers at Activision Blizzard Media, constantly reviewing how and why we do things and learning from each other. We are experimental, trying out new tech and ideas, and willing to do things differently to drive the entire industry forward.

Salary

The standard base pay range for this role is $143,060 - $264,846 annually in the U.S., with potential for incentive compensation. This figure reflects the expected base pay range of new hires across all locations.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Sr Staff Backend Engineer to design and develop highly scalable, available, and reliable Ads & Monetization platforms that handle billions of requests per day. As part of our ads engineering team, you will partner with architects, senior engineers, and cross-functional teams to build high-volume backend systems.

Your responsibilities will include taking complete ownership and managing individual projects' priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with your technical expertise. You will work closely with the product team to understand business needs and translate them into development/design tasks, providing technical direction and mentorship to other engineers.

  • Design and develop high-performance backend systems for advertising using the latest technologies.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to build large-scale distributed systems.
  • Take ownership of individual projects and manage priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
  • Translate business needs into technical requirements and implementation.
  • Provide technical direction and mentorship to junior engineers.
Required Skills and Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a similar field.
  • 7+ years of experience leading the development of high-performing services in Java.
  • 2+ years of experience designing architecture and overall design for large-scale distributed systems.
  • Experience working with AdTech platforms, NoSQL systems, and cloud technologies.
  • Expert knowledge in Java, system design, and performance analysis.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and a consistent record of working in a collaborative team environment.
Benefits

We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional, and financial well-being. These include medical, dental, vision, health savings account, 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 more.



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