Technical Director

Requisition Number: 172296

Position Title: Technical Director I

External Description:

We enable EA teams to build better games faster by building a framework around metagame systems that allows for high reusability, rapid development, and scalability. We enable best-in-class data solutions to give groups at all levels visibility and insight into games’ performance and opportunities. 

To build this framework, we are looking for a Software Engineer to join an experienced team of developers. If you have experience with building services through modern techniques connecting multiple services together we want to hear from you. You will work with multiple developers to bring the next game services to life. 

You should be comfortable around both front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks and third-party libraries.  

Responsibilities

• Work in partnership with game teams to design shared services
• Develop, launch and maintain high-traffic services for multi-platform AAA titles
• Perform service load testing to identify and resolve bottlenecks
• Work closely with the engineering and DevOps teams on best practices
• Research and integrate new technologies
• Be accountable for the overall health, quality, maintainability and style of the server codebase
• Write technical documentation

Qualifications

• A minimum of 6+ years of technology industry experience
• BS in Computer Science or other relevant experience
• Strong experience with client/server architecture
• Knowledge of HTTP and how to design and interact with RESTful web services
• Expert ability to analyze and interpret technical data
• Expert understanding of throughput, latency, memory and CPU utilization
• Significant development experience with modern programming languages (eg, Go, Typescript)
• Experience with C# or C++ development
• Experience with source code management (Perforce, Git)
• Effective with public Cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Understanding containers, orchestrators and service mesh technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Envoy, Istio, Linkerd, Jaeger)
• Understanding of various database and their performance characteristics (SQL and NoSQL)
• Familiarity with web servers (e.g. Apache) and UI/UX design
• Experience working with CI/CD technologies
• Passion to investigate and adopt new technologies and practices
• Good written and verbal communication skills

Bonus Skills

• Experience with frameworks like React or Angular
• Experience shipping AAA games
• Experience working with PlayStation and Xbox online systems
• Experience with and/or exposure to micro-services
• Experience with cloud native application development
• Knowledge of gRPC, Protocol buffers and FlatBuffers

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Community / Marketing Title: Technical Director

Company Profile:

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.

Days Open: 144

Can this position be remote?: 1

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Om EA

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