# Principal Software Engineer

**Company**: Electronic Arts
**Location**: Montreal, Quebec
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: regular
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: EA
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173941

**Apply**: https://jobs.ea.com/fr_CA/careers/JobDetail/Software-Developer-Core-Engine-Battlefield/215620?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our team at Motive Studio in Montreal, Canada. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the future of our games and technology.

Battlefield is a renowned franchise with over two decades of experience in total war and combat games, boasting 100 million players and 5 billion hours played. Our studios are focused on defining the future of first-person shooter games with the launch of Battlefield 6 and the beginning of a new era with Battlefield REDSEC.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

- Writing high-quality, maintainable code in C++

- Optimizing CPU performance and memory usage

- Working with low-level programming

- Resolving complex bugs

- Collaborating with cross-functional teams

Requirements:

- Experience with C++

- Knowledge of CPU performance optimization and memory usage

- Low-level programming experience

- Strong problem-solving skills

- Excellent communication skills

Preferred qualifications:

- Experience with game engines, content processing pipelines, and workflows

At Electronic Arts, we value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. We offer a range of benefits, including medical coverage, mental wellness support, retirement savings, paid time off, parental leave, free games, and more.

## Skills

### Required
- C++
- CPU performance optimization
- memory usage optimization
- low-level programming
- problem-solving

### Nice to have
- game engines
- content processing pipelines
- workflows

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