Développeur.se de logiciels sénior.e - applications réseau / Senior Software Developer - Networking
About The Position
Electronic Arts is hiring a Senior Software Developer to work at the intersection of research and production, collaborating with Research Scientists and Engineers to integrate emerging technologies into core engine architecture. The role translates exploratory ideas—including AI-assisted creation and procedural systems—into production-ready systems that can operate at scale in a live environment and support an engine used by millions of players. This is a hybrid position based in Redwood City, Montreal, or Vancouver, with onsite work three days per week. The position reports to the Director of Engineering.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of professional software engineering experience, including experience with AAA game engines such as Frostbite, Unity, Unreal, Godot, or a proprietary engine.
- Experience with large C++ codebases.
- Experience implementing gameplay networking features.
- Proficiency in one or more engine development domains, such as gameplay, simulation, systems, content pipelines, or performance-critical systems.
- Experience navigating unfamiliar areas of a large codebase and becoming productive quickly in tools, pipeline, or runtime systems.
- Experience collaborating with others to translate applied research goals into production-ready engine features.
- Experience contributing to engine architecture or developer-facing platforms.
- Proficiency with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab.
Responsibilities
- Build upon and extend the engine’s low-level networking layer.
- Design, implement, and instrument networking features that support multiplayer at scale.
- Partner with engine developers to ensure gameplay features and systems have full multiplayer support.
- Define patterns and best practices for multiplayer-ready code.
- Contribute across engine domains, including tools, data pipelines, and runtime systems, to improve engine capabilities.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including three weeks per year to start in the United States or three weeks of vacation per year to start in Canada.
- Paid sick time: 80 hours per year in the United States or 10 days per year in Canada.
- Paid company holidays: 16 per year in the United States.
- Paid time off to bond with a baby: 10 weeks in the United States.
- Maternity and parental/adoption leave benefits in Canada, including paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary for 12 weeks for maternity leave and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance or coverage.
- Life insurance.
- Disability insurance.
- 401(k) in the United States or a retirement plan in Canada for regular full-time employees.
- Certain roles may be eligible for bonuses and other incentive programs.
- Benefits may include mental well-being support, retirement savings, family leaves, complimentary games, and other locally tailored offerings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
