Senior Lead Architect

Activision Blizzard
Santa Monica
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 149,100 - 275,876 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Mentoring","Influence","Troubleshooting","Problem-solving"]

Own backend architecture for the marketing technology ecosystem, defining scalable patterns for shared services, APIs, integrations, and cloud-hosted platforms. Lead design and architecture reviews for major changes, establish engineering standards (API design, service contracts, deployment, observability), and partner with engineers and SREs to resolve production issues. Improve reusable infrastructure automation across GCP, mentor senior engineers, and act as a technical escalation point for distributed systems and performance.

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Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard
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Senior Lead Architect

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Job Summary

Own backend architecture for the marketing technology ecosystem, defining scalable patterns for shared services, APIs, integrations, and cloud-hosted platforms. Lead design and architecture reviews for major changes, establish engineering standards (API design, service contracts, deployment, observability), and partner with engineers and SREs to resolve production issues. Improve reusable infrastructure automation across GCP, mentor senior engineers, and act as a technical escalation point for distributed systems and performance.
Location: Santa Monica
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and evolve backend architecture for shared services, APIs, integrations, and cloud-hosted platforms with scalability, maintainability, and operational resilience.
  • •Lead architecture and design reviews for major backend changes, service decomposition, shared libraries, and platform modernization efforts.
  • •Establish engineering standards for backend development, including API design, service contracts, deployment patterns, observability, and operational readiness.
  • •Partner with engineers and SREs to troubleshoot production and platform issues and drive durable fixes.
  • •Design and improve reusable infrastructure and automation patterns across GCP workflows, including secrets management and service access patterns; mentor senior engineers and provide architectural escalation.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 149,100 - 275,876 annually
Schedule:4-Day Week
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid LeaveParental LeaveLife InsuranceDisability InsuranceRelocation

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of software engineering experience, including significant time in senior backend or architecture-focused roles.
  • •Deep experience with Java (or similar backend languages), microservices, APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native architecture.
  • •Strong knowledge of containers, CI/CD, observability, and infrastructure/security patterns in modern cloud environments.
  • •Ability to influence across multiple teams without direct authority and translate business needs into durable technical solutions.
Experience:10+ years
Skills:MentoringInfluenceTroubleshootingProblem-solving
Tech Stack:JavaMicroservicesAPIsDistributed systemsCloud-nativeContainersCI/CDObservabilityGCP

Company Brief

Activision Blizzard
Develops and publishes interactive entertainment content, including video games and connected gaming experiences across console, PC, and mobile platforms. The company is known for major franchises such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Candy Crush, and Diablo.
Industry: Gaming
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Santa Monica, United States
Founded: 2008
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