Description
Electronic Arts creates incredible entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans worldwide. EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment, connecting hundreds of millions to sports through video games.
The EA SPORTS UFC franchise offers an electrifying spectacle and entertainment of MMA for over 20 million players globally. As a Systems Software Engineer, you will help shape and deliver the engine and platform technology supporting gameplay, animation, rendering, online, front-end, and tools.
You will work three days a week at our EAV Studio in Burnaby, British Columbia, as part of our hybrid model, reporting to our Senior Software Engineer.
Responsibilities
- Guide teams on platform capabilities, engine behaviour, and system-level trade-offs.
- Define and deliver engine, platform, automation, and release strategies.
- Build shared solutions that enable teams to design and ship scalable features.
- Improve performance, memory use, load times, stability, and developer workflows.
- Own systems initiatives from planning through delivery, including risks and technical KPIs.
- Partner with franchise and central technology teams to share solutions and best practices.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with large or performance-sensitive systems.
- Expertise in C++ and large, complex codebases.
- Knowledge of memory management, multithreading, runtime performance, and platform constraints.
- Experience with game engines, real-time systems, tooling, automation, or multi-platform development.
- Experience delivering complex systems end-to-end.
- Experience utilising AI-assisted development tools to rapidly prototype, accelerate execution, and automate workflows.
Benefits Electronic Arts offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical insurance, mental wellness support, pension plans, paid time off, family leave, free games, and more.