Lead Server Engineer

Electronic Arts is seeking a Lead Server Engineer to join their EA SPORTS FC Mobile Shanghai team. As a Lead Engineer, you will play a critical role in the system architecture design process, leading a team of engineers and owning the technical design and implementation of foundational modules and critical services.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain server-side code and ensure robustness.
• Design and implement server architecture and frameworks for feature development.
• Oversee server-side tasks and develop tools for healthy game server operation.
• Manage projects and tasks related to server architecture implementation.
• Troubleshoot complex server-related technical issues.
• Collaborate with team members, stakeholders, and external partners.
• Lead and inspire a team of software engineers.
• Mentor and train team members for skill development and career growth.

Qualifications:

• At least 8 years of server development experience, including 3+ years of team management.
• Proficiency in Java, C++, or Go.
• Knowledge of networking protocols (TCP, UDP, HTTP, WebSocket).
• Experience with relational databases (MySQL, Postgres), NoSQL databases (MongoDB), and in-memory data stores (Redis).
• Familiarity with container and serverless technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience in Linux platform development.
• Version control experience with Git and Perforce.
• Excellent debugging capabilities.
• Experience in large online game development.
• Agile/Scrum methodology familiarity.
• Proficient in reading and writing English documents.