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Electronic Arts

Systems Software Engineer - EA SPORTS™ NHL

Electronic Arts
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hybrid senior full-time Vancouver, British Columbia

First indexed 28 Aug 2026

Description

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 integrating primary technologies and features in a massive codebase, improving performance, utility, and capabilities. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Working with other engineers to integrate primary technologies and features in a massive codebase, merging modern and legacy designs across multiple hardware architectures.
  • Improving memory, load times, and performance.
  • Debugging a range of defects in development environments.
  • Looking for ways to increase team efficiency through automation, tooling, or workflow enhancements.
  • Contributing to core EA technologies to promote collaborative development efforts.
  • Working with technical and non-technical co-workers to create practical designs that meet players' expectations.
  • Supporting the team with technical issues and questions.

Requirements:

  • 3+ years of C++ development 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.
  • Previous experience shipping console products.
  • Experience with assembly.
  • Experience in utilizing AI-assisted development tools to rapid prototype, accelerate execution, and automate workflows.
This listing is enriched and indexed by YubHub. To apply, use the employer's original posting: https://jobs.ea.com/fi_FI/careers/JobDetail/Systems-Software-Engineer-EA-SPORTS-NHL/215812