Blizzard hiring for a new Unity based mobile RPG (presumably 2nd mobile game in addition to MMORTS)

[Nirolak]

Summary

• Blizzard has been hiring for a bunch of mobile positions lately, with some being very senior despite seemingly having a new mobile game in development since 2016.
• Previous job postings have referred to a mobile MMORTS built in Unity.
• This is the first job posting to explicitly refer to a Unity based mobile RPG, which would explain why they seemed to be hiring a second set of lead mobile developers recently.
• Some of the mobile jobs referred to Warcraft. It's not entirely clear which project that is, as Blizzard's founders offered up that they thought StarCraft and Overwatch would both be great IPs for mobile strategy games in interviews a year or two back, and Warcraft logically fits with both MMORTS games and RPG games.

Job posting:

https://careers.blizzard.com/en-us/openings/owY36fwn

Tools Engineer, Unannounced Project

We're a close-knit group of developers looking for a dedicated tools engineer to explore new territory with us! We want someone who loves creating tools and supporting fellow team members on their epic journeys. We're striving to stay small, so while each of us has a lot of responsibility, we all support each other beyond our specific job roles.

Responsibilities:

· Design and implement content tools for a mobile title

· Empathize with, support, and advocate for artists and designer workflows

· Create and support development team infrastructure

Requirements:

· Dedicated to creating tools that help designers and artists achieve their game vision

· Proficient at written and in-person interactions with technical and non-technical users

· Customer-oriented mindset with an eye for workflow and efficiency improvements

· Desire to grow and refine your experience in creating game development tools

· C# or Unity development experience

· Content or Data Management tools programming experience

Pluses:

• Passion for RPG games of all types

• Familiarity with game content creation pipelines, workflows, and tools
• Source control administration experience (eg: Git, Perforce)
• Build automation experience (eg: Jenkins)
• Wide variety of programming languages (eg: Python, C++, C#, Javascript)
• Desktop application development experience (eg: Unity, WinForms/WPF, Qt)
• Web & REST API development experience
• Database experience (eg: MySQL)

Required Application Materials

• Resume

• Cover letter

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[nampad]

I am not sure what would make more money, Diablo or WoW mobile.
Would make sense to use those IPs over the others which are not in any way related to RPGs.

 

[Funny Valentine]

I think a simplified Diablo game for mobile would do gangbusters but that's me.

 

[Nirolak]

I do think Diablo is a possibility, yes, though they might do something a bit more divergent from expectations.