Senior Server Engineer

Requisition Number: 152905

Position Title: Sr Software Engineer I

External Description:

Senior Server Engineer

Studio: Maxis 

Location: Redwood Shores, CA

 

Creativity, collaboration, and communication are what make us tick as we prepare ourselves for massive amounts of growth and an incredible amount of fun. We want to engage our players and create the most entertaining mobile titles in the world. Come and see for yourself, the future is here. https://www.ea.com/studios/maxis

We are looking for an experienced individual who will design, build, deploy, and run highly scalable and stable server architectures for connected functionality in our quirky and expansive life-simulation games.  The engineer will work as part of a live service team to create and refine game server frameworks, contribute to design and implementation of launch and post-launch strategies, and keep globally known game services that support millions of users running. 

 

As a Server Software Engineer at EA, you will: 

• Help design, develop, and run a fast, massively scalable, highly available game service all the way from conception to delivery to live service operations
• Work with designers, client engineering, and production teams to achieve gameplay goals and objectives that are supported by the service
• Provide solutions that address game service latency, reliability, and scalability issues
• Implement security best practices and original techniques to keep user data secure and prevent cheating
• Be held to high quality standards through technical guidance, leadership, and mentoring
• Create and run automated testing, readiness testing, and deployment plans    
• Monitor the performance and costs of the server infrastructure to drive continuous improvement

Qualifications: 

• 4+ years development of scalable back-end services
• BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• Proficiency in C++ Server Development, Node.js and REST services
• Understanding of Java Server Environment and familiarity with frameworks such as Guice/Spring
• Deep experience with Cloud services like Amazon Web Services
• Familiarity with service containerization and management technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, etc
• Experience with Database Design, caching and usage of large datasets in both relational (MySQL, Postgres) and NoSQL environments
• Familiarity with administering, tuning, and adapting Cassandra server clusters
• Deep understanding of different networking technologies, protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, REST)
• Willingness to be part of a live team, with rapid responses to emerging issues

Assets: 

• Experience managing Cassandra environments
• Proficiency in Linux, commands, and operating against live environment
• Experience working with Windows Server in live environments
• Conscious of server operating costs. Being aware of the cost of running live servers, and a drive to minimize them
• Ability to quickly run scripts and queries against Cassandra environment to get data or fix data when needed.

 

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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: 77

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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.