Job Title:

Lead Build Engineer - Infinity Ward

Requisition ID:

R025742

Job Description:

Founded in 2002, Infinity Ward is the original studio behind the Call of Duty® franchise. The titles developed by Infinity Ward have won more than 200 "Game of the Year" awards and 100 "Editor's Choice" awards, among many other industry accolades. Some of our previous titles include: Call of Duty®: Ghosts, Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare and most recently, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare II.

A critically acclaimed studio, Infinity Ward is proud to have one of the most passionate and dedicated development teams in the industry. We love to have as much fun as the games we create, and it shows in our relaxed, yet diligent, workplace environment. We believe that making the best games relies on having the best people, so we like to look after ours. We enjoy having fun with top-notch events that everyone gets involved with.

Infinity Ward is wholly owned by Activision. To learn more about our studio, please visit us at https://www.infinityward.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/InfinityWard/, and @InfinityWard on Twitter.

Hiring in Los Angeles, CA (Relocation required)

Infinity Ward is looking for a talented Lead Build Engineer to join our development team working on Call of Duty!

The Build team at Infinity Ward is responsible for end-to-end workflows across multiple development branches. This team owns the orchestration and provisioning services needed to create, package, and test a massive amount of build artifacts, including support for multiple gaming platforms (PlayStation/Xbox/Nintendo/Windows). The role requires designing creative engineering solutions to optimize performance, throttle throughput, and scale capacity for a massive CI/CD pipeline. Regular engagement with engineering, design, production, and art departments is expected to understand toolchain dependencies and optimize systems.

Player Profile / Responsibilities:

• Gather and prioritize requirements from engineers, content creators, and designers to increase workflow efficiency.
• Lead a team in the development of a game project.
• Design and develop services, tools, and workflows across the end-to-end build pipeline, focusing on availability, predictability, and performance.
• Find and solve challenging problems across an ecosystem of cross-studio services and processes.
• Promote collaboration within and across team boundaries; mentor, educate, and support colleagues.
• Advocate best practices for code health, testing, and maintainability.
• Define metrics and systems for observing, evaluating, and optimizing business processes.
• Maintain and evolve infrastructure needed to scale studio services such as Continuous Integration, Automated Testing, Distribution, and Caching systems.

Minimum Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience within CI/CD pipelines operating at enterprise scale.
• Experience leading and managing a team.
• Proficiency in Python, or a comparable scripting language.
• Experience with distributed build and version control systems; in-depth understanding of modern design patterns (e.g., REST interaction with backend services); strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience managing/scaling datacenter capacity (VMs, game consoles, etc.).
• Experience with containerization technology (Docker).
• Experience leveraging cloud hosting platforms (Azure, GCP).
• Experience with game or media development.

Bonus Points:

• Passion for test automation frameworks.
• Background in C/C++ and/or C#.
• Experience with platform-specific content packaging processes (Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, etc.).

Company:

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is one of the world's largest interactive entertainment companies and is home to franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network reaches hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries.

We strive for an inclusive environment and provide benefits that promote physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Activision Blizzard is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Rewards / Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, HSA/HRA, healthcare and 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 other voluntary benefit programs (supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, etc.).
• Relocation assistance may be available if the Company requires you to move for the job.

Eligibility for benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns. Learn more at https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

Compensation:

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is 121,500.00 - 224,880.00 Annual (USD). These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Specific offers will be based on factors including experience, performance, and work location. Employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation; incentive compensation is not guaranteed. New hire compensation is negotiable.