Game Producer, Online Engineering - Diablo IV

Team Name:

Diablo IV

Job Title:Game Producer, Online Engineering - Diablo IV

Requisition ID:R024823

Job Description:

Join us as we continue to expand and evolve the world of Diablo IV! As a live service action RPG, Diablo IV delivers ongoing content, challenging dungeons, and legendary loot, keeping players engaged in the eternal battle against darkness. Our team of dedicated developers is committed to enhancing and growing the game, ensuring it remains a thrilling and immersive experience for players around the world.

The Diablo IV team is looking for a Producer to drive online engineering and automation efforts. In this role, you will play a key part in planning and managing the development of online features, coordinating ongoing server infrastructure updates, and ensuring seamless live operations support. Your focus will be on maintaining the stability and performance of Diablo IV’s online systems while collaborating closely with content teams to enhance connectivity and backend functionality. Together, we’ll keep the world of Sanctuary running smoothly, delivering a seamless experience for players across the globe.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Albany, NY or Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Drive complex technical projects involving online engineering and automation with multiple stakeholders across Blizzard.

• Collaborate with engineering leadership to establish project goals, milestones, and deliverables for Diablo IV’s online systems.

• Work closely with server engineers to schedule and track development efforts, ensuring smooth and efficient workflows.

• Coordinate with support teams to manage and optimize Diablo IV’s server infrastructure across development, QA, PTR, and live environments.

• Identify and resolve production challenges, removing roadblocks that may impact online stability and automation efforts.

• Facilitate clear communication between engineering teams, live operations, and leadership to ensure alignment on priorities and risks.

• Plan and execute long-term strategies for automation, infrastructure improvements, and online feature updates.

​Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of game production experience

• Must have shipped at least one game in a producer or senior producer role.

• Able to build, track, and maintain complex schedules.

• Knowledge of software development process, project management, and production processes

• Comfortable with ambiguity but with an ability to drive towards clarity.

• Able to work with team leads and directors to align priorities.

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 was acquired by 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, with a track record that 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, 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 videogame 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 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 reasonable assistance to 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 [email protected]. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

Rewards

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:

• 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;
• 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 a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

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 $29.81 - $55.14 Hourly. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.