Esports
Systems Software Engineer - EA SPORTS™ NHL
Mid Level
Vancouver, Canada
in office
Full time
Job description
About the Role
The Systems Software Engineer role sits within the EA SPORTS NHL franchise, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The team maintains a broad view of game and engine systems, seeking improvements to performance, utility, and capabilities for players, as well as workflow enhancements for the development team. The role is open to a Systems Software Engineer or someone interested in expanding their knowledge in the Systems area.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with other engineers to integrate primary technologies and features in a massive codebase, merging modern and legacy designs across multiple hardware architectures.
- Improve memory, load times, and performance.
- Debug a range of defects in development environments.
- Identify ways to increase team efficiency through automation, tooling, or workflow enhancements.
- Contribute to core EA technologies to promote collaborative development efforts.
- Work with technical and non-technical co-workers to create practical designs that meet players' expectations.
- Collaborate with a team of Systems engineers and report to a team lead.
- Support the team with technical issues and questions.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- 3+ years of C++ development experience.
- Ability to test, debug, and extend other software engineers' code.
- Knowledge of software engineering and architectural design.
- Understanding of memory management, file systems, multi-core processing, and performance.
- Experience with profiling tools to monitor and diagnose issues.
- Experience with build systems, pipelines, and source control.
- Experience with codebases supporting multiple compilers and architectures.
- Experience communicating and collaborating with external team members or teams.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience.
- Experience integrating and maintaining large-scale systems and legacy codebases, covering multiple disciplines.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with multiple programming languages (Python, Lua, C#).
- Previous experience shipping console products.
- Experience with assembly.
- Experience in utilising AI-assisted development tools (e.g. coding agents) to rapid prototype, accelerate execution and automate workflows, with the ability to critically review and validate AI-generated code.
Benefits & Perks
- Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.
- In Canada, benefits include vacation (3 weeks per year to start).
- 10 days per year of paid sick time.
- Company top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when welcoming a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave).
- Extended health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Life insurance.
- Disability insurance.
- Retirement benefits for regular full-time employees.
- Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and long-term cash programs.
The Application Process
Candidates do not need to meet every requirement to be considered; applications are encouraged from those who meet most requirements and are comfortable opening a dialogue.
About the Company
EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment, connecting hundreds of millions around the world to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games.
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