Curious to know what makes the Diablo III servers tick? Want to help improve the Diablo III online experience? If so, this is your chance! The Diablo III team is looking for a talented software engineer to help diagnose server software problems in our production environment, as well as assist with server related management duties for internal development.

Responsibilities
Diagnose complex software problems occurring on the live Diablo III servers.
Review, build, and deploy server software in live and development environments.
Help build monitoring, analysis, and control software.
Assist with service capacity planning, software performance analysis, and system tuning.
Share in off-hour / on-call duties.

Requirements
Exceptional deductive reasoning skills
Curiosity and tenacity to fully diagnose why something went wrong
Able to rapidly learn and understand software by reading source code and stepping thru code under a debugger
Programming background with C++
Strong code review skills
Able to write scripts in an administrative language (Python, Perl, etc)
Strong interpersonal and communications skills

Pluses
A degree in computer science, or a related field
Experience with Linux
Experience with databases
Familiarity with OS, networking and server design concepts
Passion for video games
Applicants must submit (i) a cover letter, (ii) and a resume. Only resumes with cover letters will be considered.

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