Remote Principal Network Engineer Jobs in Riverside, CA

The World of Warcraft Classic team is looking for aSoftware Engineerwith a strong gameplay foundation and a passion for building high-quality player-facing UI. In this role, you will contribute to gameplay and UI systems that support anauthenticClassic experience while meeting modern expectations for polish, performance, and reliability.

While UI is a key area of focus, you should feel comfortable flexing beyond UI into gameplay and serverside systems when a feature or problem requires it.You'llwork closely with designers, artists, and engineers to translate gameplay and UI concepts into intuitive, responsive ingame features. This is an opportunity to make meaningful contributions to a live, beloved game while continuing to grow your technical breadth and depth.

This role offers a flexible hybrid work week, with a mix of remote and on-site days.While hybrid is the standard arrangement, you're also welcome to workon-sitefull-time if you prefer. Our primary studio locationisin Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement gameplay and playerfacing UI features that support World of Warcraft Classic systems and content.

• Collaborate with designers and artists to translate gameplay and UI/UX concepts into functional, polished, and performant ingame experiences.

• Implement UI solutions within existing gameplay and engine frameworks, including datadriven UI elements, layout improvements, and targeted optimizations.

• Own features endtoend, including implementation, iteration, bug fixing, polishing, and ongoing maintenance.

• Work with gameplay, server, and UI engineers to ensure features integrate cleanly across systems.

• Partner with QA, design, and production toidentifyissues, assess risk, and help resolve problems before they reach players.

• Apply sound engineering judgment when balancing gameplay fidelity, UI clarity, performance, and development timelines.

• Support team collaboration through code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge sharing.

• Stay current with relevant gameplay, UI, and game development practices, and contribute ideas that improve workflows, tools, or player experience over time.

MinimumRequirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in a software engineering role or equivalent.

• Strongproficiencyin C++, Lua, or similar native and scripting languages.

• Experience working on gameplay systems, playerfacing features, or realtime applications.

• Comfort collaborating across disciplines, including design, art, and QA.

• Strong communicationskills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

• Selfmotivation and willingness to contribute across multiple areas of game development.

Extra Points

• Experience building or supporting UI systems for games.

• Familiarity with performance or memory optimization in realtime applications.

• Experience working with clientserver interactions or datadriven systems.

• Understanding ofWorld of Warcraft (Classic or modern), MMOs, or live service games.

• Experience solving ambiguous, technically challenging problems through collaboration.

• Familiarity with database technologies such as MySQL or Oracle.

• A growthoriented mindset and curiosity for learning new systems and techniques.

• A passion for improving gameplay quality, player experience, and team collaboration.

Your Platform

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which wasacquiredby Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry's most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, witha track recordthat includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media,technologyand entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Candy Crushand 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 thrivein order toconnect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical,emotionaland financial well-being for 'Every World' -we'vegot 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

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all the 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! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonableassistanceto individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.