Network Programmer (Senior to Principal)

Network Programmer (Senior to Principal)

Activision

Warsaw or Malmö

Whether you’re a seasoned Senior Network Programmer ready to take the next step, or already operating at a Principal level, we’d love to hear from you. We're looking for individuals with strong technical foundations and a drive to build something from the ground up. The scope of your responsibilities will be shaped around your experience and areas of expertise, with opportunities to grow into technical leadership as our multiplayer foundation evolves.

You will drive innovation developing the multiplayer components of our engine. and workflows, focusing on stability, scalability, and rapid iteration. You will collaborate with engineering, production and gameplay teams in order to push boundaries of what’s possible in online games.

You’ll help us…

• Build the infrastructure for Architect and implement high performance network code solutions for client and server game logic;
• Partner with the engineering and design teams to build networked gameplay systems;
• Optimize and debug game network traffic;
• Develop networking code to interact with backend systems and online services;
• Provide insight and mentorship to gameplay engineering teams on best practices for use of multiplayer systems you build and support.

You’re awesome because you have…

• Excellent C++ programming skills - at least 5 years of experience in networked games or equivalent;
• Proficient with synchronization, lag compensation, UDP/TCP, packet bandwidth optimization;
• Experience in Linux development;
• Excellent debugging and performance analysis skills within a networked environment;
• A proven track record of contributing to at least one shipped AAA game;
• Experience in other areas of video game technology;
• Experience with instrumentation and telemetry.

Bonus points for…

• Excellent communication skills and experience coordinating with distributed development studios;
• Experience with network security;
• Experience with multi-platform development, including PC, Xbox, and PlayStation;
• Experience with live ops development and operation;
• Tools development experience using Python, or other relevant languages.