Software Engineer

Requisition Number: 169780

Position Title: Software Engineer I

External Description:

Development Technology & Solutions

Development Technology & Solutions is a partner of EA Studios. They span four continents, bringing together diverse individuals passionate about their craft from across the globe. They partner in every development phase while improving their expertise to create greater experiences for players. DTS participates in creating some of the most beloved games and supports ongoing live services. Through cutting-edge technology, data-driven insights, and state-of-the-art practices, they drive quality and directly impact players. They are a learning organization, sharing collaboratively and exploring innovative ways to solve challenges in creating amazing games for millions of players worldwide.

 

The Software Engineer role is responsible for collaborating with QA and development to identify and create automation solutions, scripts, and strategies, targeted toward improving game infrastructure and increasing efficiencies in the QV process. This person plays a key role in ensuring seamless consumer experience by focusing on upstream quality and targeting defect prevention and containment by assisting with generation and analysis of testing strategies, improving automation efforts, white box testing, identifying new testing technologies and developing new tools for testing and tracking purposes.

 

Responsibilities:

Driving technology usage and support:

• Working with QA analysts to identify areas of improvement through new tools and automation strategies.
• Build, test, and deploy automated solutions to support game project deliverables.
• Support an increased adoption of automation within game teams. Aid in the identification and requirements gathering for new automation.
• Identify and recommend debug and telemetry enhancements to aid testing.
• Providing debug support and technical expertise to QV teams and game software engineers.
• Participating in knowledge sharing sessions and increasing knowledge of existing tools, automation and testing processes.
• Risk analysis of new features – impact and scope.
• Assist with prioritizing bug fixing efforts and areas of test focus.
• White box testing.

Partner with QV Management to:

• Proactively contribute to the test and technology strategies of the QA group.
• Escalate risks and recommend upstream tools, automation and processes.
• Proactively analyze metrics, trends and test process to provide meaningful statistics with sound reasoning.
• Provide performance results analysis on current processes and infrastructures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Software engineering or equivalent.
• Professional experience with a focus on concepts, language varieties. Experience with C# and/or Java.
• Strong understanding of software development life cycle, practices and software engineering methodologies and their application to both development and QA.
• Excellent understanding of software quality assurance concepts, debugging processes and procedures.
• Scripting experience with Python, Perl, PHP, or Lua an asset.
• Preferred knowledge in gaming consoles or embedded systems.
• Successfully interface with internal customers with a diverse set of backgrounds and needs - able to speak their language, appreciate their challenges, and maintain their respect.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of technical writing concepts and experience an asset.
• Experience using MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Proactive in completing tasks and escalating issues appropriately.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent observational and organizational skills – detail oriented.
• Creativity and logical thinking: can find ingenious solutions to problems.
• Adaptability/flexibility: not afraid of change and strives for it if it's for the good of the project - is not afraid to try new things and possibly fail.

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc.는 세계를 선도하는 인터랙티브 엔터테인먼트 소프트웨어 기업입니다. EA는 인터넷 콘솔, 개인용 컴퓨터, 휴대전화, 태블릿용 게임과 콘텐츠 및 온라인 서비스를 제공합니다.

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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: 85

Can this position be remote?: 1

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부 등의 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.