Sr Software Engineer

Requisition Number: 151336

Position Title: Sr Software Engineer I

External Description:

Senior Software Engineer (Production Systems) 

Introduction:

EA studios Frameworks team is looking for talented individuals to help us fulfill our mission of providing innovative tools and workflows that enable EA to lead the industry in content quality. With locations across the globe, our group strives to build an ecosystem of modular components that are efficient, adaptable to trends and allow for quick iteration of any artistic idea into reality. We partner with several groups spanning all aspects of asset creation including character and world building, animation, rigging, audio and scanning, working collaboratively to bring art for modern games to life.   

 

Position Overview: 

As a Senior Engineer on the team, you will help lead the effort to streamline, optimize and generally improve the ways data is organized, built and iterated on across the different departments involved in making content for our AAA games. You will help improve our efficiency with an eye towards common, scalable solutions that work across all groups and titles.  

As a production systems specialist, your job will be to identify global problems, propose solutions, architect data and build technologies that help our partner teams have more visibility into our operational data. You will be tackling large-scale challenges, partnering with multiple internal stakeholders and partners, and shaping solutions that will have an impact at the highest level within the content organization.  

 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Work with operational stakeholders to analyze, design and develop architectural solutions to streamline centralized production data modeling, collection and review.  
• Ensure code is developed, deployed, documented and maintained in keeping with EA guidelines.  
• Provide support and assist developers from other departments in working with the data and the framework.  
• Identifying and solving complex, systematic problems in the domain of tools, pipeline and workflow development.  
• Analyzing problem spaces, risks and dependencies across multiple domains and/or toolsets.   
• Test new concepts and technologies, suggest improvements in technical direction to advance EA’s technologies. 
• Gathering requirements across large collaboration efforts that span multiple teams, locations and disciplines. 
• Mentor others in development technologies, tools, and processes.  

 
Required Technical Skills and Experience: 

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience. 
• 10 + years as an engineer.  
• Experience with C#. 
• Extensive understanding of web standards and distributed systems (e.g., HTML5, REST, SOAP, JSON).  
• Database experience.  
• Previous experience in tool development that may include resource and project management workflows. 
• Experience in UI/UX development. 
• Demonstrated knowledge of good software engineering practices. 
• Ability to analyze and improve workflow to enhance group productivity. 

 

Additional Skills: 

• Working knowledge of .NET Base class libraries. 
• Experience with C++. 
• Exposure to unit testing frameworks (MBUnit, NUnit). 
• Experience with build systems and concepts (TFS, Jenkins, NANT). 
• Experience in working with Source Code Control Systems – TFS, Perforce, GIT. 
• Experience with Agile (Scrum) development methodologies. 
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python. 
• Ability to test, debug, and extend other Software Engineer's code. 
• Background in development of Project Management tools preferable.  
    
   

Performance Competencies (Non-Technical Skills): 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Proven ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative interdisciplinary team environment. 
• Innovative mindset with focus on how to improve product quality as well as group productivity. 
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts, principles and solutions. 
• Demonstrates dependability and commitment to projects/tasks. 
    

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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: 146

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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.