EPThttps://careers.blizzard.com/global/en/job/R005644/Senior-Software-Engineer-Reliability-Classic-Games
Nothing about Patches in the Job description though.
And a Single guy for at least 4 games
Blizzard looking for Developer in SC2, BW, etc.
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dbRic1203
Germany2655 Posts
https://careers.blizzard.com/global/en/job/R005644/Senior-Software-Engineer-Reliability-Classic-Games Nothing about Patches in the Job description though. And a Single guy for at least 4 games | ||
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sneakyfox
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SmoKim
Denmark10305 Posts
Maybe some TL user could do the job. | ||
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MinixTheNerd
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Shuffleblade
Sweden1903 Posts
On April 07 2021 02:53 sneakyfox wrote: It's like being invited to a party and you don't know if it's for a birthday or a wake. When it reads like a party but looks like a wake. look forward to challenges that will create millions of new adventures for our players: we would love to hear from you. | ||
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Thaniri
1264 Posts
Rapidly learn the architecture of systems to predict how changes can impact customers and infrastructure It sounds to me like Activision has realized they might have gutted the Classic Games teams a little bit too aggressively and now they really need to plug the holes. This means that the games we are such huge fans of will have more support than we expected. Meaning more than zero support. | ||
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vyzion
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Spirral
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syndbg
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This is not a "classic/standard" developer position where they'll make changes in the sense of - new gameplay features, balance patches, etc. This is a Senior Reliability Engineer position where your job is to keep the servers/infrastructure alive and find ways to optimize it (as written in JD). Also one person for at least 4 games is perfectly fine. There's barely anything to do if it was just "keeping 1 game's infrastructure" alive kind of job. | ||
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dbRic1203
Germany2655 Posts
On April 09 2021 18:41 syndbg wrote: There's a huge lack of understanding by OP and few commenters about the responsibilities of the job, even tho they're written in the JD. This is not a "classic/standard" developer position where they'll make changes in the sense of - new gameplay features, balance patches, etc. This is a Senior Reliability Engineer position where your job is to keep the servers/infrastructure alive and find ways to optimize it (as written in JD). Also one person for at least 4 games is perfectly fine. There's barely anything to do if it was just "keeping 1 game's infrastructure" alive kind of job. I was well aware that this Position is mostly about bug fixes. I do atmitt, that I habe no idear about it Jobs and Job Titels though, so I gues sorry for writing developer there. I m not expecting any Balance overhouls out of this either. We re never getting any more than "voids nie Cost 15 more minerals" or "queens now have 10 less max energy. Blizz didn t do any Major changes in the last few years, because they tried to find a place of Balance, that is good enough to stay here without any Big changes. There will never come new abilities, new upgrades, complete redisigns of units or even complete new units. I know this is a maintainance Mode Position. I m just hoping for Bug fixes Map rotations And most importantly funding for ESL and GSL tournaments | ||
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algue
France1436 Posts
On April 09 2021 17:29 Thaniri wrote: This is good news and the first 4 comments in this thread are people complaining. It sounds to me like Activision has realized they might have gutted the Classic Games teams a little bit too aggressively and now they really need to plug the holes. This means that the games we are such huge fans of will have more support than we expected. Meaning more than zero support. Anyone who isn't a bootlicker for big corporations will see having a working product as something basic/normal, not as good news. | ||
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TheSky123
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Teoita
Italy12246 Posts
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
On April 09 2021 23:32 Teoita wrote: I for one am glad that the intern is getting some help I think this just means the intern didn't get a return offer | ||
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Teoita
Italy12246 Posts
On April 10 2021 03:59 [UoN]Sentinel wrote: I think this just means the intern didn't get a return offer Idk they could have saved money if they had kept them on rather than hire a senior dev instead. Hopefully the shareholders do not find out about this gross waste of potential revenue. | ||
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112StaminaX
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Cyro
United Kingdom20326 Posts
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yumuhi
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Chemist391
United States366 Posts
And they write it with standard startup-style language that basically says, "Look. You're going to be the only person driving this bus. And it's going to be on you to figure out how to fix the bus as you go and argue with corporate for the resources you need." If they find the person that this posting seems to be describing, it's exactly the kind of person you'd want to min/max reliable support of your aging infrastructure. Only a 'true believer' could do this, and the posting is designed to scare away everyone who isn't that. | ||
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
Heroes of the Storm is a Classic Game from 2015. Hearthstone is a year older. I think "classic" just means "we don't talk about this game to our investors anymore" but I'm pretty sure WC3 Reforged did manage to lower the stock price, at least for a while On April 10 2021 07:55 Chemist391 wrote: Yeah, this reads to me like a team lead position. With a (small) team. There's a team! And they write it with standard startup-style language that basically says, "Look. You're going to be the only person driving this bus. And it's going to be on you to figure out how to fix the bus as you go and argue with corporate for the resources you need." If they find the person that this posting seems to be describing, it's exactly the kind of person you'd want to min/max reliable support of your aging infrastructure. Only a 'true believer' could do this, and the posting is designed to scare away everyone who isn't that. Welcome to Blizzard, here is your team: 1. You 2. The intern Good luck, we hope to see 50% fewer bug reports by end of summer | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17479 Posts
On April 10 2021 07:55 Chemist391 wrote: Yeah, this reads to me like a team lead position. With a (small) team. There's a team! And they write it with standard startup-style language that basically says, "Look. You're going to be the only person driving this bus. And it's going to be on you to figure out how to fix the bus as you go and argue with corporate for the resources you need." If they find the person that this posting seems to be describing, it's exactly the kind of person you'd want to min/max reliable support of your aging infrastructure. Only a 'true believer' could do this, and the posting is designed to scare away everyone who isn't that. my big breaks as a software maker came under screwed up circumstances. Any place that was a properly run well oiled machine never would take a chance on a guy like me with no experience. | ||
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vnlegend
United States1389 Posts
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whiterabbit
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Elentos
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On April 10 2021 20:06 whiterabbit wrote: No wonder they are hiring when they lost like 30 good people between Dreamhaven and Frost Giant studios and some strays/retirees. Activision actively laid off hundreds of people last year, probably could have found someone among them for this job if they cared to try. | ||
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yumuhi
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Beelzebub1
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Freeborn
Germany421 Posts
That means in most cases that this does not cover bugfixes unless required for network stability. Just making sure the servers are running fine and all related distributed systems which are required for the games online infrastructure. | ||
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PurE)Rabbit-SF
United States685 Posts
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Tictock
United States6052 Posts
On April 09 2021 17:29 Thaniri wrote: This is good news and the first 4 comments in this thread are people complaining. It sounds to me like Activision has realized they might have gutted the Classic Games teams a little bit too aggressively and now they really need to plug the holes. This means that the games we are such huge fans of will have more support than we expected. Meaning more than zero support. It is possible that this is a bad sign. Sometimes big companies layoff jobs and then rehire them not as a mistake but because it is cheaper to hire ppl with less experience who are willing to work for less. Often times they are also consolidating multiple positions into one or something along those lines. Cautious Optimism is the most sensable reaction to this as the teams have clearly been under supported. | ||
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