Sr. Software Architect

Position Overview:

We are seeking a Sr. Software Architect with extensive cloud experience to design and develop innovative services/solutions on the cloud for Tencent overseas game studios.

Duties and Responsibilities:

As a Software Architect for CES (Cloud Enabled Studios) Art Flow product, you will work in the agile team, develop the high-quality application architecture and design to continuously deliver services/solutions that meet fast growing business requirements. You will be able to use cutting-edge technologies to resolve most challengeable requirements on mixed multi-cloud environment.

Our internal customers include internal or acquired gaming studios. The work scope will include understanding the internal customers’ business requirements, collecting the technical requirements, developing reference architecture and prototypes based on leading industry best practice, leading the implementation and deployment for global locations, as well as issue troubleshooting when necessary.

Based in Palo Alto, CA, this person will work closely with the global IT team, HQ teams.

Who we are looking for:

A quick learner.
A positive, self-motivated, and passionate person.
Independent, insistent, and open minded.
A great team player, and both dependable and autonomous.
Customer oriented and could work at a very fast pace and different time-zone.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in Java and/or C++ technology-based application/product
Deep understanding and hands on experience in both C/S and B/S architecture cross multiple OS platforms like Windows, Linux
Deep understanding and hands on experience in distributed system architecture such as Scalability, Resiliency, Reliability, Maintainability, ACID, CAP, BASE
Deep understanding and hands-on experience in DDD, OOD, OOA, Data Structure
Deep understanding and hands-on experience in Microservices, Containerization
Deep understanding and hands-on experience in RESTful, API gateway
Deep understanding and hands-on experience in Modeling, Relational DB, NoSQL
Strong Knowledge in Agile project management processes (Scrum, Kanban, etc.), Code Review, etc.
Strong knowledge in DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Git, and tools integration
Excellent problem-solving skills.
Knowledge in Java web framework, Window Desktop GUI development
Knowledge in Redis, Message Queue, RPC, Kafka
Game development experience or relevant domain is a PLUS
Bachelor’s degree (or higher), Computer Science

Nice to have:

Game Industry, especially game development pipeline knowledge
Knowledge about DDC tool’s programing, such as python for Maya programming.
Multi-cloud management, resource management
Understanding of cloud infrastructure
Outsourcing R&D management
Policy language, Rule engine
Bilingual preferred (English, Chinese). Excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to adjust style to match different audiences.

About Tencent Overseas IT and Cloud CoE:

Tencent Overseas IT has the mission to empower Tencent’s rapid global growth with future ready, global IT platforms, applications, and services. We are chartered to lead the Overseas IT strategy, architecture, roadmap, and execution. Satisfying our internal/external customers and becoming a world class global IT team are our top aspirations.

Cloud Center of Excellence team is part of Tencent Oversea IT. The team will laser focus on providing infrastructure, best practice to enable Tencent’s tens oversea game studios. The team will partner with game studios to define and deliver the best cloud and on-premises infrastructure for both game production and game runtime workloads.

You will work for our strategic Cloud-enable Studio project which aims to transform the game studios from traditional on-premises environment to next generation distributed and remote accessible virtual studio empowered by the latest cloud technology.

The base pay range for this position in California is $120,000 to $240,900 per year.

Actual pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, as well as other medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the specific position offered.

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