Quality Engineer

Requisition Number: 159633

Position Title: Software Engineer II

External Description:

The Studio

Electronic Arts' Firemonkeys Studio in Melbourne, Australia is highly regarded throughout the industry as a leader in delivering high quality, engaging games on iOS and Android.  We release new meaningful updates on a regular basis for our live service mobile games: Real Racing 3, The Sims FreePlay, Need for Speed and Sims Mobile.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer who has a strong passion for delivering quality products and services. In this role you will be writing code to test the EA games using automation frameworks, create and continuously improve our test automation environment, and build and release world-class tools and processes, collaborating with a global team to drive innovation around issue prevention, verification, and automation solutions

Join a team where you make direct impact to our games every day and are challenged and supported to grow and evolve as an engineer! Check out this video for more information on the discipline: https://youtu.be/vr121jg7OVE

Your responsibilities will include:

• Work with development and quality verification teams in an Agile Scrum environment to design, develop, deliver, own and improve reliable and robust tools and platforms
• Own, extend and maintain automation frameworks, tools, and processes used across studios
• Instrument games and tools to enable automation and the collection of runtime metrics
• Coordination with offsite teams on delivering test automation results, from implementation to execution
• Design and deliver new tools to support development and quality verification goals
• As needed, maintain test libraries and scripts and device testing hardware
• Uphold high-quality standards through knowledge sharing activities within the EA-wide quality engineering community

You will have:

• 4+ years of professional experience with C# and C++
• Professional experience developing GUI tools, and knowledge of relevant frameworks (Qt, WPF, Xamarin, Electron) OR experience creating web interfaces (TypeScript, AngularJS)
• Professional experience working with relational databases (SQL) and reporting/visualizing large datasets
• Fast prototyping skills and proficiency with scripting languages such as Python or Lua
• A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in algorithms, data structures, and software design
• Software development knowledge, design patterns, writing clean re-usable code, test-driven development, and continuous integration/deployment
• Experience participating in all aspects of Scrum
• Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with multiple teams  

Bonus skills

• Experience with iOS and/or Android software development
• Experience with Jenkins or other CI systems
• Experience developing and maintaining test automation systems
• Experience with AWS

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• Market-leading benefits scheme
• Great studio located close to public transport
• Free breakfast & lunch
• Fully stocked games areas, table tennis, coffee machines, fresh fruit, casual dress code

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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: 35

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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.