Joe Piepiora

Joe Piepiora was the Lead Systems Designer on the Heroes of the Storm development team. Joe Piepiora is responsible for designing and implementing game features that players interact with outside of their matches, including player progression, social features, matchmaking, and competitive play.

Background
Joe started at Blizzard Entertainment in October 2017 in his current role. Prior to joining the company, he held several key systems design roles at Carbine Studios working on the MMO WildStar and also worked as a designer on Lord of the Rings Online.

When Joe isn’t busy building out Heroes of the Storm’s myriad systems, he likes playing Dungeons & Dragons and training to run his first marathon.