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Backend Software Engineer - Maxis

Plats: Kitchener, ON, Canada

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Requisition Number: 164682

Position Title: Software Engineer III

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Job Summary

At Maxis, we're looking for a software engineer to work on cloud web services to help us bring exciting new features to life. You will work with an experienced team that has collectively built Maxis games for more than two decades. You will work with multiple designers, producers, and client engineers prototyping and shipping features that expand the gameplay possibilities of The Sims. You will report to a Development Director for the backend services team and the bulk of your work will be done in Java and Kotlin, using the Spring Boot framework, deployed to Kubernetes in the Google Cloud Platform.

As a Backend Software Engineer at Maxis, you will

  • Develop responsive, resilient, massively scalable, and globally available web services that support millions of players
  • Creatively blend security best practices and original techniques to keep user data secure and prevent cheating
  • Apply and improve service deployment and troubleshooting strategies that maximize uptime
  • Drive design and implementation of APIs and protocols that are consistent, formalized, and testable
  • Demonstrate excellent technical problem-solving skills under iteratively changing requirements during game development
  • Author and review technical design documents and API specifications detailing software requirements
  • Maintain a suite of automated tests that validate the correctness of backend services

 

Qualifications

Please note that you do not need to qualify for all requirements to be considered. We encourage you to apply if you can meet most of the requirements and are comfortable opening a dialog to be considered

  • Bachelor/Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.
  • 3+ years of job experience in a hands on coding role
  • You've shipped and supported scalable web services hosted in the cloud
  • You own large systems and features from design to deployment, including live service support
  • You develop high-quality, testable software
  • You have a desire to work with client engineers and designers to iteratively add features and improve APIs
  • You develop APIs for products that release new updates with zero downtime strategies and tools
  • You have experience with load testing, troubleshooting, and optimizing performance of web services
  • You work on software that requires developing and optimizing queries and database access patterns
  • You're willing to iterate quickly and develop multiple short-lived prototypes
  • You have excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • You're able to operate with autonomy
  • You have a desire to teach and learn from your peers

 

Pluses

  • You have experience developing services that support mobile applications
  • You've worked in the games industry before
  • You've built software with Java or Kotlin
  • You've shipped services using the Spring Boot Framework
  • You've worked on large teams using version control tools like git
  • You've deployed web services using Kubernetes and containerization
  • You have experience with Google Cloud Platform, including Google Kubernetes Engine, or Google Cloud Spanner
  • You have experience with distributed streaming technologies like Kafka
  • You've shipped web services that scale to millions of daily users
  • You have experience working in large data-driven services

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Electronic Arts Inc. är ett globalt ledande mjukvaruföretag för interaktiv underhållning. EA levererar spel, innehåll och onlinetjänster för internetuppkopplade spelkonsoler, persondatorer, mobiltelefoner och surfplattor.

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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.

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