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.

The EA SPORTS NHL franchise has revolutionized sports gaming for millions of players worldwide, and the team is dedicated to creating on-ice experiences that connect gamers globally through play.

As a Systems Software Engineer, you will work on integrating primary technologies and features in a massive codebase, 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.
• Look for ways to increase team efficiency through automation, tooling, or workflow enhancements.
• Contribute to core EA technologies to promote collaborative development efforts.
• Work with technical and non-technical co-workers to create practical designs that meet player expectations.
• 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, with the ability to critically review and validate AI-generated code.

Benefits:

• Physical, emotional, financial, professional, and community well-being programs.
• Customized regional packages including health insurance, mental health support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leave, free games, and more.