Software Engineer III

Software Engineer III

At our core, Electronic Arts is a game maker that connects hundreds of millions of players from around the globe to some of the world's greatest games. The EAX team is guiding the strategy and implementation of important initiatives for EA's players to connect them to one another and to the games they love to play. These initiatives include: the EA app, EA Play, our cross-platform subscription, EA's gaming service on PC; and a host of other consumer experiences and ecommerce solutions related to connecting players across platforms and within our games.

In your role as a Software Engineer, you will work with a team to build and grow our player-facing experiences within the EA app. You will collaborate across departments (Design, Engineering, QA, Project Management) and other internal customers to align and implement. You will also be a regular consumer of data to analyze performance of our live service products and collaborate with our senior engineers to identify live service opportunities to create richer player experiences. You will report to the Technical Director as a core contributor to the EAX team based in EA Vancouver.

Responsibilities:

• Implement modular, testable and highly scalable features to millions of players
• Collaborate with other developers, promoting a culture of technical performance, maintainability, and quality
• Collaborate across departments (Design, Engineering, QA, Project Management) and other internal customers
• Troubleshoot and solve live issues in collaboration with the support team
• Learn new technologies and apply new techniques to improve existing solutions

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in a technical role focused on development and operation of live services at scale
• Strong Javascript and Typescript experience
• Strong understanding of frontend web technologies and patterns
• Familiarity with backend web technologies
• Familiarity with databases
• Experience with GraphQL, NodeJS, and Kubernetes is a plus

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with React, or other front end libraries such as Angular
• Familiarity with build and deploy pipelines and have experience troubleshooting build failures
• Familiarity with frontend automation testing frameworks and tools
• Familiarity with using content management systems such as Contentful

BC COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):
º $115,100 - $161,200 CAN Annually

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including 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 you welcome 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 to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. "

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.