Software Engineer, Server - Next-Gen MMO

Blizzard Entertainment is seeking an experienced server software engineer to work on its next-generation massively multiplayer game. This position is for a software engineer who will focus on network communication, player interaction across server boundaries, security countermeasures, and new game feature implementation.

Requirements:

• Strong C/C++ programming skills
• Networking experience in TCP/IP and UDP protocols
• Distributed systems experience
• Familiarity with implementing client/server architecture
• Knowledge of network and server security issues
• Experience with code optimization
• Passion for games

Plusses:

• Prior development work on client/server game systems
• Previous experience with shipping game titles
• MMORPG gaming experience
• Linux and Oracle experience

Please send code samples in text files as well as a cover letter, resume, and salary history in separate Word format documents to resumes@blizzard.com.

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