Systems Software Engineer - EA SPORTS™ NHL

Electronic Arts is seeking a Systems Software Engineer to join the EA SPORTS NHL team in Vancouver, British Columbia. As a Systems Software Engineer, you will work on maintaining a broad view of the game and engine systems, improving performance, utility, and capabilities for players and workflow enhancements for the development team.

Responsibilities:

• Integrate primary technologies and features in a massive codebase, merging modern and legacy designs across multiple hardware architectures.
• Improve memory, load times, and performance.
• Debug a range of defects in development environments.
• Automate tasks and enhance workflows to increase team efficiency.
• Contribute to core EA technologies to promote collaborative development efforts.
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical coworkers to create practical designs that meet player expectations.
• Work with a team of Systems engineers in a collaborative environment and report to a team lead.
• Support the team with technical issues and questions.
• Mentor other software engineering team members.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of C++ development experience.
• Experience testing, debugging, and extending other software engineer's code.
• Knowledge of software engineering and architectural design.
• Understanding of memory management, file systems, multi-core processing, and performance.
• Experience with profiling tools to monitor and diagnose issues.
• Experience with build systems, pipelines, and source control.
• Experience with codebases supporting multiple compilers and architectures.
• Experience communicating and collaborating with external team members or teams.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience.
• Experience integrating and maintaining large-scale systems and legacy codebases, covering multiple disciplines.
• Experience with multiple programming languages (Python, Lua, C#).
• Previous experience shipping console products.
• Experience with assembly.
• Experience in utilizing AI-assisted development tools to rapid 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. The company fosters an environment where teams can perform at their best, with a focus on physical, emotional, financial, professional, and community well-being.