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Live Ops - Software Engineer - Madden - C++

The Challenge Ahead

Implement, improve, and maintain stable, high-quality server-based experiences and features. You will focus on responding to real-time server issues and working closely with the game team developers to stay up-to-date with the latest server and security technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in distributed agile development across multiple teams
• Implement server-side features and fixes as needed to guarantee a high-quality, fun game environment
• Monitor server health and implement new metrics and techniques to quickly identify problem areas
• React to live server issues (occasionally outside of business hours), fixing or escalating as necessary
• Work with the Madden development team to understand the server features, and suggest improvements needed to operate a live environment
• Gather and react to community feedback regarding game tuning that can be done server-side
• Work with Madden production to understand hot issues
• Work directly with both client and server teams to maintain high-traffic services for multi-platform games
• Iterate, design, and implement improvements to live systems and workflows
• Identify bottlenecks and slow queries and improve them.

Required Technical Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience.
• 5+ years of development experience in Agile/Scrum environment
• Expert level proficiency with C++ with an emphasis on OOP/D
• Experience with MySQL, SQL, and non-relational databases
• Extensive Windows and Linux and Unix experience.
• Experience with client-server architectures, network security, basic network protocols (e.g. TCP/IP and UDP), concurrency, load scaling considerations, object replication, and time synchronization and prediction
• Experience with cross-play models; development and integration (Console, Web, Mobile, Social)
• Multithreaded programming and debugging experience
• Test, debug, and extend other Software Engineer's code competently.
• Exposure to encryption algorithms (SSL, RSA)
• Knowledge of source code management: Git or Perforce is preferred
• Experience developing on XBoxOne and PS4 Platforms is a plus