DTS: Software Engineering Manager

Requisition Number: 158560

Position Title: Manager Engineering

External Description:

Software Engineering Manager – Quality Verification Engineering

We Are DICE

DICE (EA Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment), the award-winning developer based in Stockholm, Sweden, is best known for creating the phenomenally successful Battlefield franchise with the widely acclaimed Battlefield V being the latest installment.

The Opportunity Ahead:

The Software Engineering Manager (EM) enables the Quality Verification Engineering (QVE) team to succeed and helps them to improve the processes around the development and testing of the games DICE releases. You have a balance of people management and software development management skills, and have a good technical understanding of modern, scalable services with high-availability.

As an Engineering Manager in the DICE QVE team, you will help improve the way we make and test games. We're looking for a curious and outgoing person who is passionate about coaching and growing software engineers, striving to ensure that they have all the support they need to perform at their best, both from the operational and growth opportunities perspectives. Your insights and your influence will help us to make the highest quality games possible and have fun whilst doing it. You will report to the Group Technical Director of Quality Engineering for EA European Studios.

Are you someone who knows "we can do better", and has the desire to walk that path? Then we want to hear from you.

People Management

• Experience in people management, working with diverse global teams.
• Provide long-term career growth assistance to team members.
• Hire and motivate engineers to accomplish our road-map while keeping the team’s results, retention and health front of mind.
• Coach to improve software engineering skills and practices, and where specific technical skills are needed, ensuring the coaching is done by experts in the domain.
• Creation and follow-up of personal development plans for the engineers in the organization.
• Plan team events to create and foster a cohesive team-working spirit.

Development and operations management

Provide planning and direction in the areas of integrating, testing, and releasing the tools and software frameworks for our group.

• Engineering Productivity – achieve improvements on workflows, equipment, tools, and iteration loops.
• Foster an agile engineering culture that values delivery, quality, and good craftsmanship.
• Keep up-to-date with the latest developments in engineering and technology, including attendance at important conferences, seminars, and meet-ups.
• Guide the team to implement and improve processes to ensure that technical problems affecting our tech are resolved.
• Help create a technical community by developing relationships with technical peers in game development teams and other groups throughout EA studios.
• Advocate for the team’s work inside and outside the DICE Studio, sponsoring the outcome of our work through written and non-written communications (newsletter, webinars, conferences, etc…).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering or Software Engineering or equivalent
• 3 years experience working in a leadership position in SW development on tools, test automation or product development
• Experience creating and communicating targets and road-maps to key partners
• Experience developing both junior and senior engineers across multiple locations
• Software Engineering Leadership – Know how to develop quality software and monitor the progress of the current plans. Applied knowledge of both SCRUM and Kanban is required.
• Technical knowledge – we will look for managers to be knowledgeable in the technology space of their team. Knowledge of distributed web-based service architectures is a must, with hands-on experience on microservice-based architectures being a big plus.
• Identify and recruit essential talent based on staffing requirements; solid understanding of candidate hiring practices including interviewing techniques is required.
• Previous background as SW engineer on C++/C#/Python would be a big plus

What’s in it for you? Glad you asked!

At DICE we take care of our staff and have done so during our steady growth over the last decade. In addition to a great compensation package and long-term career development, we offer our employees 10 EA games per year, massage every three weeks, a variety of sports activities (yoga and cross-fit to name a few) and health care allowance. We have a collective bargain agreement with Unionen and also provide our employees with pension; ITP 1 or ITP 2.

Although we aim to craft the best games at DICE, we value our employees’ personal lives. A good work-life balance is something we practice and maintain even during high-intensity periods.

Next Steps:

Apply online with a resume and motivation letter. We look forward to receiving your application.

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Company Profile:

We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Days Open: 86

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EEO Employer Verbiage:

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.