Software Engineer
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Requisition Number: 156186
Position Title: Software Engineer I
External Description:
Software Engineer, Front End
We Value: Creativity, Determination, Pioneering, Learning, Passion, and Teamwork
We Exist to: INSPIRE THE WORLD TO PLAY
We Strive to be: THE WORLDS GREATEST GAME COMPANY
Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and tablets.
Team
We are a small but high performing Quality Engineering team within EA that delivers high quality internal tools to support the quality verification and automation initiatives that pertain to EA's digital distribution and subscription products (including Origin and EA Access), as well as EA's Game Certification teams. Our team lives on the bleeding edge of web tech, working with technology like ReactJS, GraphQL, .NET Core, and Machine Learning. We are looking for a talented Front End Software Engineer to join our ranks to build user-friendly web interfaces for our tools that help our partner teams produce high quality products and services.
Origin client and subscription service: www.origin.com
EA Access Xbox hub and subscription service: www.ea.com/eaaccess
What you will do
- Hands-on crafting of CSS, HTML, and JS
- Work closely with Product Owners / Tech Leads throughout the design and development process
- Be part of a ~4-8 person cross functional scrum team (team size varies by product)
- Actively participate in project scoping, planning, design, and execution
- Gather feedback and requirements from our internal stakeholders
- Contribute to building modular and performant web applications
- Use your knowledge of software engineering concepts to design and implement tested, reusable, and modular code
- Apply knowledge of the business goals to derive innovative solutions for the project, team, and group
- Be an active learner who is up for expanding your breadth of knowledge
- Have passion for your craft. You feel ownership over everything you ship.
Skills and Experience
- Strong technical and practical understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience) preferred
- 3+ years of relevant work experience with JavaScript
- 1+ years of experience with React (or 2+ years working with other modern JavaScript front end frameworks)
- Solid understanding using front-end build tools such as Webpack, Rollup, Grunt, Gulp, Browserify, and npm scripts
- Proficiency with CSS processors such as PostCSS, Sass, or Less
- Experience with modern JavaScript libraries such as React, Redux, Apollo, AngularJS and Polymer
- Familiarity with JavaScript front-end testing tools and methodologies
- Experience working in a cross functional Scrum team
- Experience using Git and related tools like GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, etc
- Experience using modern JavaScript (ES2015+)
- Experience with front-end performance topics / rendering internals
- Experience delivering feature-level technical design and documentation
Bonus Skills and Experience
- Experience building APIs and writing back end code (NodeJS, .NET, Java, etc)
- Experience mentoring peers, and delivering technical presentations
- Experience with Typescript
- Experience building Web Components
- Experience with UI / UX
- Experience with GraphQL
Perks and Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Comprehensive health, dental and benefit packages
- World class on-campus facilities include gym, soccer, volleyball, yoga, nutritionist, dry-cleaning, massage, hair cuts, etc
- Free and discounted video games
- Tuition reimbursement for post-secondary education
- Maternity and paternity plans
- Employee referral bonus program
- Dog friendly workplace - on-location off leash dog areas
- Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people http://careers.ea.com/why-work-here
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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: 10
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.