Associate Architect - Java

Title: Associate Architect

Company: Electronic Arts

Location: Hyderabad, India

About Electronic Arts:

Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA delivers games, content, and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones, and tablets.

The Challenge Ahead:

Our IT Player Experience Engineering team aims to build applications and services to enhance the player experience for millions of players worldwide. If you are passionate about architecture and using best design principles to build scalable applications, this could be a great opportunity for you.

Title: Software Engineer III

Report to: Senior Engineering Manager

Responsibilities:

• Develop high-volume, low-latency Java applications or backend APIs using Java and Spring Boot.
• Responsible for frontend design and integration with backend services.
• Utilize knowledge of design patterns and scalable architectures.
• Work on cloud-native serverless solutions to achieve product capabilities.
• Oversee the deliverables for assigned development tasks.
• Maintain code quality and efficiency, including unit tests.
• Partner with customer experience teams to better communicate and support our players.
• Collaborate with top designers, engineers from various technical backgrounds, and architects.

What We Are Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent.
• 9+ years of experience as a Lead Java engineer/Architect.
• Solid hands-on experience in Core Java, Spring, Spring Boot, and Microservices.
• Previous experience with frontend technologies like NextJS, React, or Angular.
• Ability to understand requirements and create scalable APIs from scratch using Spring Boot and microservices.
• Experience with design patterns and scalable architectural styles.
• Experience using cloud services in AWS, such as Lambda, S3, EC2, or Step Functions, or similar cloud products.
• Basic experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and their query languages.
• Good experience writing unit tests using JUnit to ensure production-ready code with minimal bugs.
• Understanding of containerization concepts with platforms like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Exposure to CRM technologies like Salesforce.
• Experience with Agile methodologies to iterate quickly on product changes, develop user stories, and work through backlogs.