Description
Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans worldwide. All employees are part of the story here, part of a connected community across the globe. This is a place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are welcomed, and ideas matter. One team where everyone is involved in the game.
EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment – connecting hundreds of millions around the world to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games.
At the heart of EA SPORTS is the FC franchise. EA SPORTS FC is the world's #1 best-selling video game with over 200M engaged players across multiple platforms, including console, PC, and mobile. Innovation, passion, and teamwork are at the heart of everything we do. With studios in Vancouver, Bucharest, and Cologne, we're looking for the brightest talent, so we can continue to create experiences that connect with millions of hearts and minds the world over.
As a Systems Software Engineer, you will help push our primary systems and shared engine into the future. Our systems engineers maintain a broad view of the game and engine systems and look for ways to improve performance, utility, and capabilities for our players and workflow enhancements to our development team. We are looking for passionate engineers who enjoy prototyping and planning, collaborating with other engineers, and building systems (often applying other systems), workflows, and capabilities that allow us to work smarter and more efficiently to bring substantial improvements to our game.
You will work in a hybrid model, 3 days a week out of our EAV Studio in Burnaby, British Columbia (Tuesday to Thursday).
Responsibilities:
- Work with design and other engineers to provide feedback and create clear and estimable technical designs.
- Provide tested and high-quality technical implementations that meet requirements.
- Be aware of how technical implementation impacts performance and memory budgets.
- Look for ways to increase team efficiency through tooling or workflow enhancements.
- Contribute to core EA technologies in an architecturally sound way to promote collaborative development efforts.
Qualifications:
- Experience with the development craft and shows interest in systems level work.
- Understanding of C++ language, best practices, and architectural considerations.
- Communicate well with non-technical partners, such as Artists, Designers, and Producers.
- Experience with parallel programming considerations, resource management, and hardware architecture.
- Experience in engine development.
- 5+ years of programming experience with a focus on C++ code.
- Experience with performance and memory profiling tools.
- Experience in embedded systems.
About Electronic Arts: We are proud to have a broad portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that unlocks your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.
We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellbeing to support a balanced life. Our package is tailored to meet local needs and may include health care coverage, mental wellbeing support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leave, free games, and more. We foster an environment where our teams can always bring their best selves.