Sr Advanced Online/Network Software Engineer - American Football

Requisition Number: 185763

Position Title: Sr Software Engineer II

External Description:

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.

The Senior Online Gameplay Engineer will be responsible for designing and implementing networked game mechanics and technology to support those mechanics for a fast paced, action oriented multiplayer sports game. You will be a key contributor and thought leader in solving the multiplayer challenges represented by a fast paced, low input latency, responsive, contact sports game.

Your Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement strategies for time sensitive gameplay mechanics in a responsive, action oriented multiplayer game in collaboration with engineers, designers and artists.
• Work with engineering teams to identify and implement core real time networking systems and gameplay features.
• Technical oversight of your team members' contributions.
• Actively share domain knowledge, teach and mentor engineers within their team.
• Design, implement and document technology and strategies to facilitate the development of games mechanics in a multiplayer environment by other team members.
• Own features and collaborate with team members to solve problems efficiently.

Your Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in software development with a strong C++ focus.
  

• Shipped multiplayer action games in an MMO environment as a key contributor to enabling player interactions at scale.
• You understand the tradeoffs between the various approaches of latency mitigation in multiplayer games, and their applications and shortcomings.
• Advanced debugging skills applicable to client/server multiplayer games.

• Experience developing in and debugging multi-threaded/concurrent architectures.
• Pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Experience with Visual Studio and knowledge of the debugging tools.

Pluses:

• Experience with network architecture of MMO games.
• Experience working with Microsoft, Sony, or Nintendo game consoles.
• Experience working with iOS and Android.
• Experience with developing large scale multiplayer games.
• Experience with Frostbite, Unreal, Unity or other large scale game engine.

Regardless of your specialization, a few things we're always looking for:

• Passion. You love programming and are always looking to learn more and hone your craft. 
• A sense of humility and ability to thrive in a team environment. You look for help when you're stuck and you want to help your teammates when they need it.
• A knack for managing your time. You know when to go deeper on a task versus recognizing that it's time to get 'er done and move on to the next thing. Quality is important, but so is speed!
• Drive to execute. Projects you've worked on in the past (personal or professional) got finished, and got finished properly... and it had a lot to do with you.

 

BC COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES

    • British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):
      º $160,200 - $229,100 CAN Annually
    • British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):
      º $160,200 - $229,100 CAN Annually

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. es una empresa de software de entretenimiento interactivo líder a nivel mundial. EA distribuye juegos, contenido y servicios en línea para consolas, ordenadores personales, teléfonos móviles y tabletas conectados a Internet.

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About Electronic Arts

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We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

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Days Open: 2

Can this position be remote?: 1

EEO Employer Verbiage:

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