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Role Description The intersection of business, technology, and user experience. Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer experienced in C# .NET application development to help us design, implement, and maintain our internal and customer-facing applications for customer support. In collaboration with designers, product managers, and other software engineers, you will contribute to the Blizzard Support web site and our proprietary customer support software that Game Masters use to deliver an epic support experience. The software you write will integrate with services from game development and platform teams at Blizzard so that our players and Game Masters can resolve any issue they encounter. Our team loves Blizzard games, and we care deeply about ensuring everyone can fully enjoy our games; if you do too, then this is the team for you! This role is open to remote work. Responsibilities - Design and implement innovative solutions to deliver an epic support experience to Blizzard customers and Game Masters (customer support representatives). - Provide technical leadership across Service Technologies with respect to backend systems development. - Collaborate and communicate with business analysts, designers, producers, and partner team members throughout the development process. - Document and share best practices with engineers across Blizzard. - Diagnose and resolve live operations issues, occasionally during non-traditional work hours. - Crosstrain peers and mentor junior engineers across Service Technologies. Qualifications - Good working knowledge of C#, Microsoft .NET Framework, and .NET ASP.NET Core. - Good working knowledge of service-oriented application design patterns. - Experience designing systems and APIs with high uptime requirements. - Working knowledge of software quality best practices such as unit and integration testing. - Surface knowledge of Docker containerization and CI/CD Tools. - Analytical and troubleshooting skills. - Passion for software development and learning. - Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or equivalent industry experience. - 3 or more years delivering C# .NET Applications in a professional environment. Plusses - Knowledge of Blizzard Games and Services. - Experience with Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services. - Experience with Kubernetes and Linux. - Experience hardening applications and enforcing security best practices. - Experience with front-end frameworks such as React or Angular. - Experience with observability, analytics, and reporting solutions. - Experience collaborating in large multi-disciplinary teams. - Contributions to Open Source and personal projects. Benefits - 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 games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others. - If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Role Description Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a Paid Media Operations Manager to temporarily support the Paid Media team in Irvine, CA. This temporary contractor will report to the Sr. Manager, PMO Growth Marketing, and enable high-impact, industry-leading digital campaigns by driving campaign operations during an upcoming period of increased campaign activity. Responsibilities have a strong emphasis on ensuring creative assets are delivered accurately, on time, and in accordance with established operational requirements. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, highly organized, and thrives in a cross-functional environment. If you have a passion for gaming and are looking to deepen your expertise in campaign operations within a fast-moving, collaborative team, we encourage you to apply! NOTE: This is an anticipated 12-month assignment. The candidate will ideally be based in Irvine. This is a contingent worker position and will be staffed through Volt, a staffing and workforce management company. Responsibilities - Serve as the primary point of contact for paid media creative operations across global paid marketing, brand, creative, and agency partners. - Successfully manage end-to-end creative operations for paid media campaigns, including intake, scoping, QA, and delivery of all asset deliverables (e.g., spec sheets, creative briefs, trackers, and final assets). - Oversee copy development workflows from intake through approvals, localization handoff, and activation readiness. - Drive alignment across stakeholders on timelines, deliverables, and priorities across concurrent creative workstreams. - Facilitate timely and actionable creative feedback cycles that drive stakeholder alignment, maintain quality standards, and ensure on-time execution. - Route all assets and copies through the required approval processes, including legal and ESRB. - Coordinate the timely delivery of approved assets to regional teams for localization. - Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and downstream impacts related to timeline or scope changes, and communicate mitigation plans. - Own and improve paid media operational workflows, implementing scalable solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and cross-functional collaboration. - Support optimization of tools and systems (e.g. trackers, asset repositories, project management systems) to improve operational visibility and rigor. Qualifications - 5+ years of recent paid media operations, campaign operations, or creative project management experience required. - Ability to become productive quickly and contribute effectively in a contract-based role with defined project timelines and deliverables. - Strong project management skills; able to manage complex workflows and drive deliverables across multiple stakeholders. - Excellent communication skills with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset. - Comfortable operating in a dynamic, high-growth team environment. - Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong QA instincts. - Flexibility to support occasional evening or weekend work during peak campaign periods. Benefits - 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 games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others. - If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Job Title: Localization Technical Solution Architect Location: Irvine United States Job Description: Team Name: Localization | Irvine, CA Requisition ID: R027631 Job Description: We invite you to join us! Our team is looking for a Localization Technical Solution Architect to help scale and optimize our global localization ecosystem. In this role, you'll design integration solutions, streamline workflows, and drive automation across our content pipelines to deliver high-quality, culturally relevant player experiences worldwide. We value diverse perspectives and are looking for individuals who can help push our systems and processes forward. This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this position is Irvine, CA. Responsibilities - Communicate technical concepts, trade-offs, risks, and status clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Establish quality checks, governance practices, and compliance standards for integrations and automated workflows, including data security and privacy considerations. - Support the evaluation and integration of ML-powered capabilities such as NMT, LLMs, and ML-assisted QA into localization workflows where they provide measurable value. - Create and maintain clear technical and project documentation, including requirements, architecture diagrams, implementation plans, and success criteria. - Identify process gaps and automation opportunities that reduce manual effort and improve localization quality, speed, and scalability. - Drive integration initiatives from discovery through rollout, including workflow analysis, scope definition, milestone planning, and cross-functional coordination. - Partner with Localization, Engineering, Production, IT, and external vendors to gather requirements, define scalable solutions, and align on implementation plans. - Design and implement integrations across localization systems such as TMS, CAT, CMS, DAM, and ML-enabled platforms using APIs, connectors, and automated workflows. Requirements - 5+ years of experience in localization engineering, solutions architecture, technical program delivery, or a similar integration-focused role. - Strong program management and communication skills, including experience driving milestones, managing dependencies and risks, and translating business needs into technical solutions. - Solid understanding of localization workflows, including content handoff, versioning, terminology or translation memory management, review cycles, and multilingual delivery pipelines. - Familiarity with localization platforms such as MemoQ, Smartling, XTM, Gridly, or similar tools, and localization data formats such as XLIFF, TMX, JSON, XML, and CSV. - Working knowledge of databases, ETL or data transformation, authentication and security approaches such as OAuth 2.0 and SSO, and common observability practices for workflow health monitoring. - Hands-on experience with scripting or automation, preferably Python, plus familiarity with cloud environments such as Azure. - Strong understanding of APIs, webhooks, and data pipelines, with familiarity in integration patterns such as event-driven, batch, and real-time workflows. - Experience delivering integrations across localization platforms and related systems such as TMS, CAT, CMS, DAM, and external vendor environments. Extra Points: - Multilingual capabilities or prior experience working directly with localization service providers or external localization vendors. - Experience supporting large-scale, live-service, or multi-vendor content ecosystems. - Exposure to CMS, DAM, DevOps, or content operations tools such as Contentstack, AEM, Docker, or Kubernetes. - Experience with API testing and documentation tools such as Postman or Swagger/OpenAPI. - Familiarity with iPaaS or workflow automation tools such as Azure Logic Apps, MuleSoft, Workato, or Power Automate. - Experience integrating ML solutions into localization workflows, including NMT, LLMs, or ML-assisted QA. Your Platform Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., a division of Activision Blizzard (now part of Microsoft), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard has created some of the industry's most critically acclaimed games over the last 30 years, engaging tens of millions of players worldwide across PC, console, and mobile. Our World Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Candy Crush and Bubble Witch. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet! Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment.  We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered! The video game industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners. We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all the qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply. 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 accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest. 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. Rewards 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 games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others; - If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance. In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $29.81 - $55.14 Hourly. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role's range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.

TITLE: Senior Software Engineer, UI Location: Irvine United States Job Description: Team Name: World of Warcraft Requisition ID: R027572 Job Description: The World of Warcraft team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer with a strong gameplay foundation and a passion for building high-quality player-facing UI. In this role, you’ll work within an established yet continually evolving codebase – Azeroth is no small world. You’ll identify challenges, solve problems, and contribute to improving the UI experience for millions of players. Collaboration is core to how we work, so you’ll partner closely with others to support a shared vision and help bring features to life. This role offers a flexible hybrid work week, with a mix of remote and on-site days. While hybrid is the standard arrangement, you're also welcome to work on-site full-time if you prefer. Our primary studio location is in Irvine, CA.    Responsibilities - Implement functional and polished UI features from approved concepts and designs. - Develop back-end functionality to support front-end systems. - Own UI features end-to-end, including implementation, iteration, bug fixing, and ongoing support. - Identify and solve technical challenges, making thoughtful trade-offs across quality and performance. - Provide continued engineering support for existing UI features. - Work collaboratively with designers, engineers, and artists to build compelling UI features. - Contribute to and help foster a collaborative, inclusive, and respectful team culture. Minimum Requirements - 8+ years of professional experience in a software engineering role, or an equivalent combination of industry and educational experience. - Proficiency in C++ or a similar language. - Knowledge of modern data structures and algorithms. - Self-motivation and willingness to participate in many areas of game development. - Excellent teamwork and communication skills. Bonus Points - Experience with developing UI addons for World of Warcraft - Knowledge of World of Warcraft’s addon security systems or similar systems in other games. - Knowledge of high-level scripting languages such as Lua, Perl, or PHP. - Knowledge of World of Warcraft or other MMORPGs. - Passion for playing and making games (especially Blizzard games!). Your Platform Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. Our World Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet! Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! The video game industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners. We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all the qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply. 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 . General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest. 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. Rewards 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 games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others; - If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance. Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/. In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $101,000.00 - $186,754.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.

Role Description This Senior Site Reliability Engineer role is on our Data & Analytics team, partnering with data, analytics, ML, and platform engineering to improve the reliability, scalability, and performance of large-scale data platforms, analytics pipelines, ML training pipelines, and inference services. In addition to core SRE responsibilities, this role will build operational and automation tooling that reduces toil, speeds up issue resolution, and improves engineering velocity. This includes contributing to internal platform services such as shared tooling, data integrations, and access-control patterns used across Blizzard. The ideal candidate is a production-minded SRE or platform engineer who is comfortable operating critical systems, writing software, and building tools that improve engineering efficiency without compromising reliability. This role is open to candidates based in Irvine, CA or Albany, NY (hybrid or on-site), as well as fully remote candidates. Responsibilities - Participate in an on-call rotation and drive incidents to resolution - Lead blameless postmortems and identify systemic reliability improvements - Partner with data, ML, and platform teams to improve batch, streaming, training, and inference workloads - Support ML training pipelines and inference services, including GPU workloads - Help define how data and ML services run on Kubernetes - Design and build automation and operational tooling (e.g., workflows, diagnostic tooling, runbooks) to reduce on-call burden - Build and evolve centralized platform services, including shared tooling, data integrations, and access controls - Diagnose and resolve reliability, performance, and cost issues across distributed systems - Champion automation, documentation, and practices that reduce toil - Maintain infrastructure using Terraform and infrastructure-as-code principles - Improve CI/CD and GitOps workflows (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD) - Operate and improve containerized services on Kubernetes - Define and measure reliability using SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets - Run load tests, capacity modeling, and production validation - Build internal tools and paved paths that help teams operate safely and efficiently Qualifications - Experience operating reliable, distributed systems in SRE, platform, or similar roles - Experience with data, analytics, ML, or large-scale distributed workloads - Strong knowledge of Linux, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure - Experience building automation or internal tools (Python, Go, shell, etc.) - Experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform) - Experience with CI/CD or GitOps systems (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD) - Familiarity with observability (metrics, logs, traces, alerting, incident response) - Solid understanding of SRE concepts (SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, postmortems) - Experience using modern development and automation practices to improve reliability and efficiency - Experience building internal tooling, automation, or developer productivity systems - Strong communication skills with technical and cross-functional partners Requirements - Experience with data and ML systems (training pipelines, model serving, GPU workloads) - Experience with distributed systems and messaging (Kafka, Pub/Sub) - Experience working in Kubernetes-based environments - Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana) - Experience operating systems in cloud environments (GCP, AWS) Benefits - 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 games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others - If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance

Senior Animator - Temp (SFD / Cinematics) Requisition ID: R027643 Job Description: Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a dedicated 3D animator to assist our Cinematics team in crafting the next generation of Epic animated films. Responsibilities Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities: The cinematic animator will be skilled at animating characters at a level that lives up to the ever-increasing Blizzard Entertainment standard of quality. The ideal candidate has a passion for animation and film making, with experience animating a diverse array of characters and creatures in different styles, from cartoony to realistic and anywhere in-between. A solid grasp of body mechanics and character acting with a mastery of the 12 principles of animation are critical. You must enjoy working on a highly collaborative team of peers as passionate about making phenomenal movies and games as we are. Blizzard Entertainment offers a fun, creative, and technically challenging environment with excellent compensation. This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA. However, we understand each person's circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore other possible options, including remote work arrangements. We have multiple temporary positions ranging from 6-12 month terms. The term length will depend on the project you are assigned to. Minimum Requirements Experience - 7+ years' experience in game development, television, or film industry using Maya or equivalent 3D program - Experience working with Directors, Animation Supervisors and Leads developing, defining, and maintaining high-end cinematic animations Knowledge & Skills - A demo reel demonstrating high quality hand-keyed animations through solid body mechanics and engaging performances - A solid grasp of body mechanics and character acting with a mastery of the 12 principles of animation are essential Key Attributes - Passion for film, animation, and video games - Self-motivation, good communication skills, and a great team-player attitude - Assist in supporting and evolving the Cinematics team with constructive feedback both technically and artistically Extra Points - Artistic skills: storyboarding, gesture drawing, 2D animation, composition - Technical skills: rigging, scripting, and understanding of pipeline - Physical skills: acting, martial arts, and choreography - Film making skills: cinematography, pre-visualization, editing, and story writing - Understanding of FX, particles, cloth, and hair as they contribute to a character's performance and other facets of both 2D and 3D animation is essential Your Platform Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry's most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. Our World Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Candy Crush and Bubble Witch. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet! Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered! The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners. We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply. 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 accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest. 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. Rewards 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 games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others; - If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance. Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/. In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $38.85 - $71.83 Hourly. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role's range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.

Job Title: Associate Software Engineer, Gameplay Requisition ID: R027655 Job Description: We Need You The minions of hell are growing stronger… Join us as we continue to shape the Diablo universe! Diablo games are action RPG experiences with endless evil to slay, countless abilities to master, nightmarish dungeons, and legendary loot. Come work with us, and together, we’ll create experiences that exceed the expectations of those who call Sanctuary home. We are seeking a passionate and skilled Associate Gameplay Engineer to help build engaging and memorable gameplay experiences for our players. In this role, you will collaborate closely with designers, artists, and fellow engineers to implement and refine gameplay systems that bring our worlds to life. You’ll contribute to the development of new features and mechanics, ensuring they are fun, polished, and performant. This role offers a flexible hybrid work week, with a mix of remote and on-site days. While hybrid is the standard arrangement, you're also welcome to work on-site full-time if you prefer. Our primary studio for this role is in Albany, NY. Responsibilities:  - Design, implement, improve, and maintain various gameplay systems - Act as a collaborative ambassador of engineering to the rest of the team - Work closely with game designers, programmers, and artists to ensure a great player experience - Champion Blizzard Entertainment’s core values, especially 'Gameplay First'. Minimum Requirements:  - 2+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on C++ or equivalent academic/work experience. - Solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles and design patterns. - Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for game development. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - Ability to work effectively in a hybrid team environment. Bonus Points: - Experience working in cross-functional teams with diverse perspectives. - Familiarity with the Diablo franchise or other Blizzard titles. - Experience developing RPGs, ARPGs, or MMORPGs. - Hands-on experience with gameplay systems such as quests, narrative tools, UI, AI/pathfinding, combat abilities, or scripting. - Experience creating and supporting development tools. - Knowledge of C# and/or scripting languages used in game engines. Your Platform Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.   Our World Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet! Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment.  We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.   We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.    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 accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.   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. Rewards 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 games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others; - If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance. Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/. In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $30.05 - $55.59 Hourly. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.

Lead Software Engineer, Engine Systems Location: Irvine California Category Engineering Job Description: Requisition ID: R027633 Job Description: We need you The minions of hell are growing stronger… Join us as we continue to shape the Diablo universe! Diablo games are action RPG experiences with endless evil to slaughter, countless abilities to master, nightmarish Dungeons, and legendary loot. Come work with us, and together we'll create something amazing. Our team of passionate developers is growing. We are seeking a Lead Engine Systems Engineer to help drive the creation of new ARPG experiences within one of Blizzard's most iconic worlds, Diablo. In this role, you will lead and support a team of engineers focused on advancing the core technology that powers the game, including streaming, asset loading, job scheduling, performance systems, platform support, and key runtime systems across audio, physics, UI, VFX, and more. You will partner closely with engineering leadership and cross-disciplinary teams to identify technical risks, shape priorities, and guide the roadmap for critical systems that enable smooth, stable, and performant gameplay across platforms. This role balances hands-on technical contribution with team leadership, helping deliver scalable engine technology that supports both current and future Diablo experiences. This role offers a flexible hybrid work week, with a mix of remote and on-site days. While hybrid is the standard arrangement, you're also welcome to work on-site full-time if you prefer. Our primary studio locations are Irvine, CA or Albany, NY. Responsibilities - Manage, evaluate, and mentor the engineering staff of the engine core team. - Act as the primary point of contact for required engine functionality, collaborating with multi-disciplinary stakeholders and with project leadership to define and execute project requirements. - Partner with the production staff and the rest of the leadership team for milestone planning and tracking development progress. - Author and maintain technical design documents that outline key project architectural decisions, features, milestones, and technical risks. - Provide engine-based guidance and define best practices that empower designers, artists, and gameplay engineers to deliver the vision of the game and ensure we delight and entertain our players. - Partner in driving processes and tooling necessary to ensure the game runs smoothly and efficiently across multiple hardware platforms of varying capabilities. Minimum Requirements Experience - 8+ years of experience in game development engineering, or a combination of applicable training and experience. - Experience working in proprietary C++ engines, Unreal Engine, or similar AAA game engine environments. - Experience tuning engine systems to run efficiently on PC and modern consoles. - Previous leadership experience, including at least one shipped game title. - Strong experience with multithreading, performance analysis, and code optimization. - Ability to author, debug, and optimize production-grade C++ code. - Ability to make frequent, readable, and well-tested code commits. - Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical vision, share ideas and learnings, and provide meaningful feedback. - Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills. - Experience mentoring engineers, growing technical talent, and developing others in areas of expertise. Extra Points: - Experience in creating technologies to enable large-scale AAA-game development productions to meet performance, scope, and timeline requirements. - Computer science, mathematics, physics, or related degree(s). - Experience making games with large, open worlds. Your Platform Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry's most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. Our World Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Candy Crush and Bubble Witch. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet! Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment.  We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered! The video game industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all the qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply. 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 accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest. 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. Rewards 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 games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others; - If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance. Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $121,500.00 - $224,880.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role's range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.

Associate Production Director Location: Irvine, CA, United States Job Description: Team Name: Cinematics Job Title: Associate Production Director - Temp (SFD / Cinematics) Requisition ID: R027627 Job Description: Blizzard Entertainment is looking for an experienced, highly organized professional, with a managerial and production background in animation, VFX or game development. They should exhibit outstanding communication skills and have proven experience managing and building teams. The Associate Production Director will work with the cinematic project producers and related department leaders, to ensure the successful production of cinematics for the studio. They will act as the team manager, as well as strategist, and collaborator, across the various teams both inside and outside of the Story and Franchise Development department. You will be well-versed in leading projects through an animation pipeline, experienced at mentoring a team, and able to work well in a fluid production environment. Primary duties will include oversight of all cinematic trailers and promotional shorts, ensuring projects are produced efficiently and at the quality expected from Blizzard’s cinematics team. While the production of the content will generally be the responsibility of those reporting to this position, the Associate Production Director will facilitate and help advance production while managing and improving the skill set of the individual producers. This role is a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA. This is a 12-month temporary position. Responsibilities Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities: - Supporting the efforts of the cinematic production team - Ensure projects run smoothly in partnership with surrounding leadership and by supporting an inclusive, highly collaborative environment - Partner with cross-departmental leaders to plan and assign project leadership teams, taking into consideration the fluctuating demands of production, available talent, team composition, and creative strengths - Establish and help to maintain relationships with key game team personnel, the publishing team and any other stakeholders - Develop and help to maintain solid relationships with outsourcing vendors, negotiate deal terms and lend oversight to all outsourced cinematics Minimum Requirements Experience - 10+ years of leadership experience in game development/film/animation or equivalent work experience - Proven experience managing multiple projects/priorities and deadlines - Demonstrated experience in resource planning across multiple projects Knowledge & Skills - Successful track record of developing and leading teams of 5-10 people - Expertise in leading teams and guiding outsourcing partners - Effective written and verbal communication skills - Existing knowledge of Blizzard Entertainment games, characters or existing lore a plus, but not required Key Attributes - Ability to collaborate closely with surrounding departments to ensure success of all projects - A love for storytelling, movies, and video games Your Platform Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. Our World Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet! Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners. We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply. 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 accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest. 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. Rewards 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 games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others; - If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance. In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $124,400.00 - $230,300.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.

Define outsourcing strategies and vendor criteria while partnering with teams to deliver high-quality environment art. Provide actionable feedback throughout production and maintain visual consistency across all art deliverables.