Software Engineer II

Requisition Number: 185833

Position Title: Software Engineer II

External Description:

Software Engineer role within EA Sports Quality Verification Engineering (QVE) team is responsible for collaborating with EA's QA and Development teams to identify and create tools, automation solutions, scripts, and technical testing strategies. The team you will work in is responsible for in-game experiences, which develops features used by multiple game teams. One example is our cross-platform social overlay, recently released in FC 24. This role plays an important part in ensuring a seamless consumer experience by focusing on upstream quality and targeting defect prevention and containment. You will work to identify testing technologies, work on designing and implementing automation framework, scripts and tooling to help with testing products across pc, gaming consoles and mobile platforms.

Primary Responsibilities

Automate software testing and develop related tooling:
• Work with Dev and QA partners to identify areas of quality improvement using testing tools and automation strategies.
• Design, develop, and deploy internal software tools to support quality of products.
• Build, test, and deploy automation solutions and scripts targeting pc, gaming consoles and mobile platforms.
• Provide debugging support and technical expertise to other engineers on our teams.
• Monitor and support CI / CD pipelines, analyze and report test results and work on continuously improving efficiency and stability of tests.
• Participate in knowledge-sharing sessions to increase knowledge of existing tools, automation and testing processes within the team.
• Perform risk analysis of new features – identify impact and scope.
• Assist with prioritizing bug fixing efforts and identifying areas of test focus.
• Perform and support white box testing.

Partner with QA project 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 processes to provide meaningful information with sound reasoning.

Qualifications
• 5+ years of professional experience with a focus on concepts and language varieties. Experience with JavaScript, Typescript, C#, Java, and/or other comparative programming languages.
• Deep JavaScript knowledge and experience is a key requirement for this role. Good experience with Object Oriented programming and knowledge of data structures and design patterns is desirable.
• Experience working with services and backend using REST / GraphQL / postgres / mysql / mongodb or similar technologies.
• Experience working with cloud services like azure / AWS is a plus.
• Good knowledge of React / other front-end frameworks and automate applications using those frameworks.
• Working knowledge of test methodologies, processes, and toolsets (Selenium Grid, Appium, Postman, Test management tool: Qmetry, Test issue tracking: JIRA or similar tools).
• Understanding of continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) practices (GitLab, Jenkins). Experience working with docker and Kubernetes is desirable.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of the software development life cycle, software engineering methodologies and practices, and their application to both development and QA.
• Excellent understanding of software quality assurance concepts, debugging processes and procedures.
• Experience approaching a problem from different angles and analyzing pros and cons of different solutions.
• Experience experimenting with new approaches and learning from failures to improve technical solutions, processes and results.

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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

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

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.

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: 5

Can this position be remote?: 0

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