Développeur.se de logiciels sénior.e - applications dorsales / Senior Software Developer - Backend
Electronic Arts1 day ago
Base Salary
$165k - $256k/yr
Responsibilities
- Partner with engine developers to integrate creator-focused systems into backend architecture and enable generative creation workflows.
- Develop responsive, resilient, massively scalable, and globally available web services for millions of players.
- Apply security practices and techniques to protect user data and prevent cheating.
- Design and implement APIs and formalized, testable protocols.
- Improve deployment, troubleshooting, uptime, and live-service maintenance strategies.
- Author and review technical design documents and API specifications.
- Maintain automated tests for backend service correctness.
- Support live environments through 24-hour support coverage.
- Optimize web-service performance, load handling, database queries, and access patterns.
- Prototype quickly and solve technical problems under changing game-development requirements.
Requirements
- 8+ years of job experience in a hands-on coding role.
- Experience shipping and supporting scalable web services hosted by a public cloud provider such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Expertise with Python and Postgres.
- Experience owning large systems and features from design through deployment and live-service support.
- Experience developing high-quality, testable software and APIs with zero-downtime release strategies.
- Experience collaborating with client engineers and designers to iteratively improve features and APIs.
- Experience with load testing, troubleshooting, and web-service performance optimization.
- Experience developing and optimizing database queries and access patterns.
- Proficiency with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab.
- Experience with AI coding agents such as Claude Code.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement with onsite work three days per week in Redwood City, Montreal, or Vancouver.
- US employees receive paid time off, sick time, company holidays, parental bonding leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and a 401(k).
- Canadian employees receive vacation, sick time, parental and adoption leave top-up, extended health/dental/vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and a retirement plan.
- Certain roles may be eligible for bonuses and other incentive programs.
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About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A team where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. Regardless of your role, team, or location, this is a place where everyone makes play happen. Join us.