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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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. 是全球领先的互动娱乐软件公司。 EA 提供适用于联网主机、个人电脑、手机和平板电脑的游戏、内容和在线服务。

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Days Open: 6

Can this position be remote?: 0

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA 是一个奉行机会均等的雇主。 所有招聘决定均不考虑种族、肤色、国籍、血统、生理性别、社会性别、性别认同或表达、性向、年龄、遗传信息、宗教信仰、残障状况、医疗状况、怀孕状况、婚姻状况、家庭状况或退伍军人身份等因素的影响。 EA 还会遵照相关法律，为符合条件的残障个体改善工作环境。