Blizzard Entertainment
Lead Systems Engineer, Unreal Engine 5
Irvine, California, United States of America · Senior · Part-time
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About the role
- At Blizzard, we craft genre-defining games and legendary worlds for all to share.
- By directly managing a team of engineers and collaborating with project leadership, you will help define strategic initiatives and break down clear and achievable goals for the engine team aligned with the project goals.
- When particularly hard problems arise, you'll draw upon the team's collective creativity to define and execute upon a technical vision that meets the project's needs.
Responsibilities
- Manage, evaluate, and mentor the engineering staff of the engine core team.
- 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.
- Partner in driving processes and tooling necessary to ensure the game runs smoothly and efficiently across multiple hardware platforms of varying capabilities.
- Knowledge & Skills The ability to author, debug, and optimize production-grade C++ code.
Requirements
- 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.
- Requirements Experience 8+ years of experience in game development engineering or a combination of applicable training and experience.
- Computer science, mathematics, physics, or related degree(s).
Skills
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
Compensation
- In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $149,100.00 - $275,876.00 Annual.
Benefits
- 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.
- The ability to communicate and articulate vision, ideas, and learnings from others, and to give meaningful feedback.
Company info
- 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™.
- 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.
- We are seeking a Lead Systems Engineer, Unreal Engine 5 to oversee core engine development for our game.
This listing is sourced directly from Blizzard Entertainment's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.