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Who We Are...
When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next...
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
WB Games Boston is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join the team! In this position, you will have both a direct and indirect role in developing key game systems and features for an unannounced upcoming title.
The team at WB Games Boston is committed to supporting a diverse team of people and encourages you to still apply if you believe you would make a great contribution to the team but are concerned you may not meet every requirement.
What We Do
Based on the award-winning HBO series, Game of Thrones: Conquest™ is a free-to-play strategy game that puts players at the head of their own powerful House, with the ultimate goal of claiming the Iron Throne. Build your great house, raise your army, conquer iconic Seats of Power, and rule the Seven Kingdoms.
What Part You'll Play
* Build upon a culture of inclusivity and growth through coaching, career management, and mentorship
* Drive the efficient delivery of game features directly and through your reports
* Collaborate with feature owners, engineers, and people across many disciplines to determine the requirements for new game systems and establish an architecture that will support many years of live operation
* Work with the production team to establish estimates and schedules
* Translate the high-level goals of the business into direction and actionable tasks for your reports
* Help identify and articulate technical challenges and risks along with proposed solutions
* Willingness to help innovate and iterate on processes, systems, standards, game designs, and technology
* Participate in code reviews and ensure the technical designs of systems meet team standards
What You Bring
* 7+ years of software development experience in Golang or another object-oriented language
* Experience with distributed and cloud based architectures - preferably AWS
* Strong knowledge of common data structures and software design practices
* Clear, concise, and transparent communication skills - both written and verbal
* The ability to lead, encourage, understand, and support others
* A growth mindset, an attention to detail, and a willingness to learn and take feedback
* A passion for the gaming landscape, understanding what contributes to a game's success or failure, and what makes it fun
* Previous experience managing and/or mentoring engineers
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Bonuses
* Experience building asynchronous or synchronous multiplayer games
* Experience with Golang, AWS, or other server technologies
* Experience implementing gRPC and RESTful services
* Experience working with microservices
* Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
* Experience with Unity engine
* Experience developing for iOS and/or Android
* Experience playing 4X strategy mobile games
* Familiarity with the Game of Thrones television series and/or series of books
How We Get Things Done...
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
The Legal Bits...
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.
If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at [email protected].