Software Engineer

Job Description

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.
Software Engineer
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 APIs and web applications to support teams within EAX. 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 Engineering Manager as a core contributor to the EAX team based in EA Vancouver.

Responsibilities:
• Build testable modular components/features and debug live issues.
• Collaborate with other developers to promote the culture of performance, maintainability, quality and automation in the team.
• Collaborate across departments ( Design, Engineering, QA, Project Management ) and other internal customers to align and implement.
• Learn new technologies and apply new techniques to improve existing solutions.
Qualifications:
• 2+ years of experience in a technical role focused on development and operation of complex live services.
• Strong Javascript and Typescript experience.
• Familiarity with backend web technologies.
• Familiarity with databases.
• Experience with GraphQL, NodeJS, and Kubernetes is a plus.
Nice to have:
• Familiarity with HTTP, HTTP caching and web servers, docker/kubernetes, Linux and AWS.
• Familiarity with Event Driven Systems.
• Familiarity with React, or other front end libraries such as Angular.
• Familiarity with using Java for backend server side development and working with a content management system such as Contentful.
• Supported and developed for a live service product.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).
PAY RANGES
* British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) * $79,900 - $111,900 CAD
In British Columbia, we 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
We're proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.
We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.
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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-74v51q-18-97-14-88-42 in your application.