TITLE: Software Engineer

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Animation, Graphic Design, or related field or foreign equivalency and 2 years of experience in the job or 2 years of experience as an Artist or in a related occupation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Responsible for the following systems: Low-level systems across multiple PC and Console platforms – Kernel abstractions, I/O for resource loading and streaming, High performance memory management and tracking, Memory optimizations, CPU & GPU performance tools and improvements, Job-systems and threading abstractions. Scene management – Scene organization and culling. Data Storage – Build and data organization, archiving and delivery. Physics – Developing and maintaining the physics engine, Optimizations in performance, memory usage, and quality of physics. Implement and design software systems through collaboration with engineers, designers, and artists. Maintain and promote standards for code, design, development, debugging, optimization, review, testing, and documentation. Own, improve and extend a large established codebase. Continually expand knowledge of new game technologies and systems. Document completed designs, tools, and code. Participate in design and code reviews.

SALARY: $120,000/year to $161,500/year

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#22262/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
PO Box 18979
Irvine, CA 92623

Jobsite: Irvine, CA (Full-Time Position)

Job Title: Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

Duties: With minimal supervision, work closely with Product Management, Development, UX Design and Operations within an agile process to iteratively test and ensure quality during the development of new features. Design appropriate test cases and creatively test the product to ensure that the feature meets the requirements. Identify any gaps or ambiguity in the requirements for the feature. Design and execute web based automation for end to end application testing, using tools like Selenium WebDriver and Sahi. Design and execute automated tests at any level in the Testing Pyramid using Python. Develop, setup and maintain QA test automation infrastructure with reliable and scalable automated systems that can run complex tests on multiple cloud platforms (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure Cloud, Google Cloud Platform). Work with the deployment teams to set up automated tests using CI/CD tools like Jenkins. Develop performance and scale test plans and execute tests to reveal performance, scale and stability bottlenecks within the cloud product based on deep understanding of domain, architecture and product technology stack. Research test tools, methodologies, and latest trends for discussion with the larger team for consideration to upgrade existing practices and processes. Develop and use metrics to prioritize and evolve the testing approaches. Review bugs and defects to discover and plug the gaps in testing. Write comprehensive and detailed bug reports to expedite their resolution. Proactively communicate the progress and any hindrances and risks to the deliverables. Engage with other team members on testing approaches, automation code and coordination and planning activities. Mentor junior engineers and interns. Ability to telecommute with manager approval.

Main Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or closely related and 5 years of experience in job or in testing and/or developing web applications, or in a related occupation.

Main Special Requirements: Experience above must include one year with Linux Systems. Experience above must include one year with Jenkins and Git for build and continuous integration (CI) / continuous deployment (CD) pipeline. Experience above must include one year with SQL, including schema design, backup, and restore. Experience above must include one year with object-oriented programming, including one of the following: Python, Java, or JavaScript. Experience above must include one year with one of the following cloud platforms: Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform. Experience above must include 2 years using Selenium or Sahi for test automation of a web application. Experience above must include 2 years writing test plans, test cases, and bug reports. Experience above must include 2 years with Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile methodology. Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

Alternative Job Requirements: Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or closely related and 2 years of experience in job or in testing and/or developing web applications, or in a related occupation.

Alternative Special Requirements: Experience above must include one year with Linux Systems. Experience above must include one year with Jenkins and Git for build and continuous integration (CI) / continuous deployment (CD) pipeline. Experience above must include one year with SQL, including schema design, backup, and restore. Experience above must include one year with object-oriented programming, including one of the following: Python, Java, or JavaScript. Experience above must include one year with one of the following cloud platforms: Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform. Experience above must include 2 years using Selenium or Sahi for test automation of a web application. Experience above must include 2 years writing test plans, test cases, and bug reports. Experience above must include 2 years with Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile methodology. Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

Wage Range: $118,123/year to $220,200/year

Contact: Mail your resume indicating the job title to: Alteryx, Inc. Attention: HRTR (Senior Software Development Engineer in Test), 17200 Laguna Canyon Road, Irvine, CA 92618

Jobsite: Irvine, CA (Full-time position)

TITLE: Engineer

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Game Design, Entertainment Arts and Engineering, or related field or foreign equivalency and 2 years of experience in the job or 2 years of experience as an Engineer, Programmer, Junior Physics Programmer, or in a related occupation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Work with content teams to push the gameplay systems with impact and visual fidelity. Create new systems and leverage existing ones to realize AAA-quality FPS gameplay. Collaborate with designers to create new gameplay system. Support the design department by working on a variety of generalist tasks, to facilitate their efforts. Optimization work related to performance and bandwidth improvements. Bug fixing and polish tasks. Apply software development skills as well as application programming. Partner in the success of critical software components, drawing assistance from other programmers when necessary.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20281/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Activision Publishing, Inc.
100 N. Sepulveda Blvd., 9th Fl.
El Segundo, CA 90245 (Headquarters)

Jobsite: Woodland Hills, CA (Full-time position)