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Software Engineer User Interface - C++

Why join Frostbite?

At Electronic Arts, we exist to inspire the world to play. We create amazing experiences for our players everywhere and we consider our players' experiences first in everything we do.

Frostbite is EA's state-of-the-art, multi-platform game development engine, powering games such as Battlefield, FIFA, Madden, Plants vs. Zombies, Need for Speed, Anthem, and Star Wars Battlefront II. The mission of the UI team is to develop tools, workflows, and runtime features that empower in-game UI creators to accomplish their vision.

What you will do:

• You will report to the team's Engineering Manager as a member of our global development team
• You will build the tools, features, and pipelines necessary for game developers to build UI content, including:
• Create layouts that work on multiple platforms and aspect ratios
• Animate UI content in response to game state or user actions
• Manage and process user input across a variety of input devices
• Bind and display game data within the UI
• Quickly identify, debug, and resolve issues in familiar and unfamiliar code
• You will gather requirements from game team developers and write detailed, technical design specifications
• You will create sample content, clear documentation, and training materials for game team UI developers
• You will provide support to game team UI developers by addressing any bugs or issues and coordinating cooperative development of essential features

Who you are:

• You have 3 or more years of recent experience in C++ and maybe even dabbled in c# or WPF
• You are incredibly excited by the opportunity to work on core UI features and tooling
• You have experience developing AAA titles for the Xbox One, PS4, Switch, or mobile platforms or you have experience with game engine development
• You have experience driving features from gathering requirements, through development, to providing support
• You are experienced working with agile/scrum processes

US COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these states. 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

• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):
º $130,250 - $199,400
• New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo):
º $120,450 - $199,400
• Jersey City, NJ:
º $147,400 - $199,400
• Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs):
º $120,450 - $161,750
• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane):
º $120,450 - $188,600

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.