Advanced Game Software Engineer - American Football

Electronic Arts • Orlando, FL

281d • CA$115,100 - CA$161,200

About The Position

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen. EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs, and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sport through industry-leading sports video games, including Madden NFL football, EA Sports FC soccer, NHL® hockey, and EA SPORTS UFC. The Generalist Engineer will be a part of the game creation process, including architectural design, implementation, and debugging on multiple platforms—working on complex problems with Designers, Artists and other Engineers in domains including rendering, gameplay, audio, user interface, online, physics, databases and tools. You will report to the team's manager and work with your peers to develop the game.

Requirements

• 7+ years experience in software development with a strong C++ focus.
• Proficiency in integrating and maintaining large-scale systems covering multiple domains.
• Understanding of memory management, multiple processor use, and run-time optimization.
• Advanced debugging skills applicable to client/server multiplayer games.
• Experience developing in and debugging multi-threaded/concurrent architectures.
• Pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Experience with Visual Studio and knowledge of the debugging tools.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with game development engines (Unreal, Unity).

Responsibilities

• Work on technical solutions covering broad areas of game development technologies, game features and optimizations of frame-rate and load-times.
• Work with other domain owners to integrate and develop technologies into the game.
• Analyze impact to core metrics throughout the development cycle.
• Actively share domain knowledge, teach and mentor engineers within their team.
• Design, implement and document technology and strategies to facilitate the development of games mechanics in a multiplayer environment by other team members.
• Own features and collaborate with team members to solve problems efficiently.

Benefits

• Vacation (3 weeks per year to start)
• 10 days per year of sick time
• Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when welcoming a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave)
• Extended health/dental/vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retirement plan for regular full-time employees
• Potential eligibility for bonus and equity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Publishing Industries