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Lead Gameplay Programmer - (Open to Remote)

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Lead Gameplay Programmer – Open to Remote Work

Toys for Bob, a collaborative team of stellar individuals that have encouraged love, happiness, and laughter through epic AAA entertainment for more than 30 years! Our passion for developing award-winning games with diverse genres includes the Crash Bandicoot®, Call of Duty®, Overwatch®, Spyro®, Skylanders®, and Tony Hawk® franchises. We are constantly evolving to support our growing employees to be as innovative as they can be. Toys for Bob is looking for creative individuals ready to tackle exciting and new projects.

Toys for Bob is wholly owned by Activision.

As a Lead, you will help craft the vision for the architecture of the products, the tools, and the team itself. You will be responsible for making this vision a reality and contribute both directly and through other members of the team. This is a phenomenal opportunity to be part of a driven and passionate engineering team that defines and crafts our player's experience.

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Spearhead development of innovative gameplay experiences
• Collaborate across the studio, within the larger ATVI ecosystem, and with external teams
• Drive the architecture, implementation and support of products and processes
• Implement, debug and optimize major systems in C/C++ and other languages in the context of a large cross platform codebase
• Directly partner with engineers to help grow their technical skills in support of their career objectives

Minimum Requirements:

• Shipped AAA titles or similar on a major platform
• 10+ years of experience working in the game industry
• Expert level C++, supported by solid scripting skills in Python, Lua, C# or other
• Able to own long term technical vision, with advocacy and refinement.
• Demonstrated ability to build and support growth targets for subordinates

• Shipped titles on multiple platforms
• Unreal Engine experience
• Experience with full-stack development and GAAS

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide. Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional, and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!

The video game industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

Toys for Bob is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
• 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;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• 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;

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $121,500.00 - $224,880.00 Annual. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.