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 maintain a broad view of the game and engine systems, looking for ways to improve 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.
• Increase team efficiency through automation, tooling, or workflow enhancements.
• Contribute to core EA technologies to promote collaborative development efforts.
• Create practical designs that meet player expectations with technical and non-technical coworkers.
• Collaborate 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.
• Test, debug, and extend 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:

• Comprehensive portfolio of games and experiences.
• Offices around the world.
• Opportunities for growth and development.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Health, wellness, and financial benefits.