Principal Software Engineer, Engine

Team Name: World of Warcraft

Principal Software Engineer, Engine

R026573

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join the World of Warcraft Engine team and help shape the future of Azeroth. As a principal, you will be working with a team focused on improving World of Warcraft’s graphics and engine technology. Your expertise will be leveraged in guiding the what and how of the engine. Our team is highly collaborative, and you will work directly with artists, designers, producers, QA, and fellow software engineers as you maintain key engine systems.

Blizzard Entertainment is a global company committed to growing our employees along with the business. We offer competitive benefits and strive for a healthy work/life balance. We foster a deeply collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and training and opportunity for professional growth.

We work within a hybrid work model. This role is expected to work in-office 3 days a week, and work from home the other 2 days. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.

• Design and implementation of new graphics and engine functionality.
• Maintain the rendering engine for performance, stability, and error-free operation.
• Act as primary technical point within the engine domain on large scale projects, with the capacity to stretch past that domain when necessary.
• Work closely with the art department to help them achieve their artistic vision.
• Mentor and guide engineers at all levels.
• Participate in and contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture.

• An understanding of scene management and the rendering pipeline.
• Experience shipping game titles with significant contributions to the engine.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills, with experience working across all game development disciplines effectively.
• Strong mathematics skills, including proficiency with trigonometry and linear algebra.
• Strong fluency writing modern C++ while also understanding historical language patterns.

• Experience with code and data optimization.
• Experience with multi-threaded programming.
  
  Experience debugging across a variety of hardware configurations.
• Experience working within legacy codebases.

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 accommodation re 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.

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…