Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack | Activision Blizzard Media

About the position

We are seeking a Staff Full Stack Software Engineer to join our Ads Engineering team. You will drive the next generation of our Ads Platform, designing and delivering scalable solutions across both frontend and backend systems. This is an opportunity to have end-to-end ownership of product features and contribute to a platform that serves hundreds of millions of players globally.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy full-stack features from concept to production.
• Translate product requirements into technical specifications, architectural decisions, and high-quality implementations.
• Ensure system reliability, scalability, and observability via monitoring and alerting solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, data scientists, and other engineers.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and team retrospectives.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Experience in backend development.
• Strong Java and SQL backend expertise, with a track record of building reliable and scalable APIs and services.
• Proven experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React and/or Angular.
• Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and core JavaScript/TypeScript (ES7+).
• Experience in designing cohesive full-stack architectures that integrate frontend and backend systems seamlessly.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins, Gradle, or similar.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and related infrastructure components.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of Java 8+ features and ecosystem.
• Experience with CSS preprocessors such as SASS, LESS, or CSS Modules.
• Background in test-driven development and working in UNIX-based environments.
• Proficiency with version control systems, particularly Git.
• Understanding of web protocols, application servers, and web server configurations.
• Passion for performance optimization, maintainability, and long-term scalability.

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.
• Relocation assistance if the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job.