Software Engineer

Requisition Number: 184447

Position Title: Software Engineer I

External Description:

C++ Generalist Software Engineer - AFL UT/Online

EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs, and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sport through industry-leading sports video games, including Madden NFL football, EA Sports FC soccer, NHL® hockey, and EA SPORTS UFC.

EA SPORTS Madden NFL is the best-selling sports property in U.S. Video game history. Madden NFL is an immersive, simulation-based, authentic NFL interactive experience, empowering fans to play out their NFL fantasy of winning the Super Bowl (and much more). Madden NFL has entertained fans for over three decades with more than 130 million lifetime units sold.

You will be a part of the game creation process, including architectural design, implementation, and debugging on multiple platforms—working on complex problems with Designers, Artists, and other Engineers in domains including rendering, gameplay, audio, user interface, online, physics, databases, and tools. You will report to the team's manager and work with your peers to develop the game.

Your Responsibilities

• You will work on technical solutions covering the main aspects of game development, such as game development technologies, game features, and optimizations of frame rate and load times.
• You will work with other domain owners to integrate and develop technologies into the game
• You will create and maintain client code to support features and improve multiplayer experiences. 
• You will optimize client and server online systems to improve latency, reliability, scalability, performance, and memory.
• You will provide feedback, guidance, and solutions for improvement and optimizations.
• You will work with your peers to develop the foundation layer of the American Football games such as Madden NFL, and College Football.

Success Criteria

• Able to design/develop/engineer/debug/test/code-review new and existing C++ codebase with quality and in time with minimal help.
• Ability to find problems and propose solutions for the given task.
• Able to estimate by breaking the given task into smaller solvable ones for clarity and better estimation.
• Able to communicate as per defined medium, frequency – inputs, thoughts, task status, risks, peer review comments
• Able to play Madden and suggest game improvement through innovation
• Able to contribute to EA’s culture – teamwork & team spirit.

Your Qualifications

• Experience in software development with a strong C++ focus. 
• Experience with database technologies (e.g. MySQL, SQL, Redis). 
• Experience developing in and debugging multi-threaded/concurrent architectures.
• Understanding of memory management, multiple processor use, and run-time optimization.
• Experience with Visual Studio and deep knowledge of debugging tools.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience.

Good to have skills

• Experience integrating and maintaining large-scale systems covering multiple domains.
• Knowledge or experience in systems with client/server architecture
• Experience with 3rd party APIs.
• Experience working with Microsoft, Sony, or Nintendo game consoles.
• Experience with log analysis and tools such as Splunk. 
• Experience with real-time networking--particularly peer-to-peer deterministic games. 
• Knowledge of networking protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, UDP).
• Knowledge of assembler, scripting languages (Python, Lua) and C#.
• Experience with any of these beneficial, but not required: XBOX and PlayStation platforms; Mobile, PC, or Cloud-based games; graphics libraries such as DirectX, OpenGL, or Metal; static and performance

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Community / Marketing Title: Software Engineer

Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc.は、インタラクティブ・エンターテイメント・ソフトウェアの世界的大手企業です。 EAは、インターネットに接続されたコンソール、パソコン、携帯電話、タブレットに対してゲーム、コンテンツおよびオンラインサービスを提供しています。

EEOText: EAは雇用機会を均等に提供します。 雇用に関する決定を下す際は、人種、肌の色、国籍、出身国、出身民族、身体的性別、社会/文化/心理的性別、性別自認または性別表現、性的指向、年齢、遺伝情報、宗教、身体障害、病状、妊娠、婚姻状況、家族状況、軍役経験の有無、および法律で保護されたその他のあらゆる状況は考慮されません。 また、犯罪歴のある人物の雇用も、募集要項を満たす応募者の場合は適用法令に従って検討します。 さらにEAでは、身体に障害のある方々のために、適用法令によって定められた職場環境を整えることも行っています。

Days Open: 6

Can this position be remote?: 0

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EAは雇用機会を均等に提供します。 雇用に関する決定を下す際は、人種、肌の色、国籍、出身国、出身民族、身体的性別、社会/文化/心理的性別、性別自認または性別表現、性的指向、年齢、遺伝情報、宗教、身体障害、病状、妊娠、婚姻状況、家族状況、軍役経験の有無は考慮されません。 さらにEAでは、身体に障害のある方々のために、適用法令によって定められた職場環境を整えることも行っています。