Senior Software Engineer - Generalist

As a Senior Software Engineer at Electronic Arts, you will drive the development of foundational technologies and work to improve the performance and stability of Apex Legends. You will collaborate with gameplay teams, tools engineers, game designers, and producers to create and maintain a wide variety of systems across our entire technical stack, from the engine to our game services backend. Your work will help ensure every new release of the game to our players is of outstanding quality and the best experience it can be.

Responsibilities:

• Debug and resolve complex issues in large-scale codebases across a variety of levels of abstraction
• Collaborate with other engineers to quantify game performance, prevent regressions, and improve launch stability
• Improve our online multiplayer experience by contributing strong networking code
• Design, own, and maintain engine systems, focused on performance and stability across consoles and dedicated servers
• Analyze performance data results, identify crashes and defects, and guide improvements that directly impact the player experience

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience developing and maintaining software or equivalent game development experience
• Experience working in large, shared codebases (not necessarily games!)
• Strong working knowledge of C/C++
• Proficiency in programming or scripting languages such as Python
• Experience with profiling and optimizing software
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience