Software Engineer

Requisition Number: 154813

Position Title: Software Engineer II

External Description:

Software Engineer 

 

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.  

 

What the Software Engineer will do: 

As a Software Engineer on the team, you will write software and technologies to help our art teams be more efficient in the way they make assets. The Frameworks team partners with several groups spanning all aspects of asset creation including character and world building, animation, rigging, audio and scanning, with whom we collaborate to bring art for modern games to life. As a member of the team, your responsibilities will include: requirements gathering; architectural tool design, implementation, debugging; and working on complex problems with artists and other engineers in the domain of tool, pipeline and workflow development to improve quality and optimize processes. The breadth of work that the Frameworks team covers means its members have the opportunity to use their skills and passion on a variety of projects, and depending on experience level, can also mean leading and owning projects within our roadmap.   

 

Day to day you will ...  

• Work closely with customers (i.e. artists and engineers) to develop user-friendly tools, efficient pipelines, and optimal workflows that aid in the development and iteration of game content. 
• Work as an individual contributor to gather user requirements, design, implement, debug, test and maintain code with good quality. 

• Analyze and improve workflows to enhance group productivity. 

 

Who you are: 

• You have these technical skills: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent training and professional experience 

• Experience in C# (knowledge of latest .NET Base class library) 
• Working knowledge of .NET Base class library - Core .NET 2.0 through 4.5 
• Experience in object-oriented design and implementation 
• Understanding and implementation of Design Patterns and implementation in C# code 
• Designing User Interfaces in C# using WPF and/or Windows Forms 

• Previous experience in tool development that may include world editing tools, 2D and 3D art content pipelines, art importers/exporters, automated content/data build systems and GUI development 
• Knowledge of good software engineering practices 
• Ability to analyze and improve workflow to enhance group productivity 

• You have these interpersonal skills  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

• Ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative interdisciplinary team environment 
• Constantly innovate how to improve product quality as well as group productivity 
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts, principles and solutions 
• Demonstrate dependability and commitment to projects/tasks 

 

Bonus if you have:  

• 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, Source Safe, SVN, GIT 

• Previous experience in WCF 
• Experience with Agile (Scrum) development methodologies 
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python 
• Expertise and experience in UI development 
• Ability to test, debug, and extend other Software Engineer's code competently 

 

What’s in it for you? Glad you asked! 

We love to brag about our great perks like comprehensive health and benefit packages, tuition reimbursement, RRSP company match and, of course, many other perks! And since we realize it takes world-class people to make world-class games, we offer competitive compensation packages and a culture that thrives off of creativity and individuality. At EA, we live the “work hard/play hard” credo every day. 

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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: 117

Can this position be remote?:

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.