Description
Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world.
As a Systems Software Engineer, you will help push 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 players and workflow enhancements for the development team.
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 development craft and interest in systems-level work.
- Understanding of C++ language, best practices, and architectural considerations.
- Ability to 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.
Pay Transparency - North America The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting.
PAY RANGES
- British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) $122,300 - $170,700 CAD
Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.
For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees.