Senior Software Engineer - Networking
Electronic Arts4 hours ago
Base Salary
$165k - $256k/yr
Responsibilities
- Extend the engine’s low-level networking layer.
- Design, implement, and instrument networking features supporting multiplayer at scale.
- Partner with engine developers to ensure gameplay features and systems support multiplayer.
- Define patterns and best practices for multiplayer-ready code.
- Contribute to tools, data pipelines, and runtime systems across engine domains.
- Collaborate with Research Scientists and Engineers to integrate emerging technologies into production engine architecture.
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Experience with AAA game engines such as Frostbite, Unity, Unreal, Godot, or proprietary engines.
- Experience with large C++ codebases and gameplay networking features.
- Proficiency in one or more engine development domains, including gameplay, simulation, systems, content pipelines, or performance-critical systems.
- Ability to navigate large codebases and become productive in tools, pipeline, or runtime systems.
- Experience translating applied research goals into production-ready engine features.
- Experience contributing to engine architecture or developer-facing platforms.
- Proficiency with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement with three onsite days per week in Redwood City, Montreal, or Vancouver.
- US benefits include paid time off, sick time, company holidays, parental bonding leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and a 401(k).
- Canada benefits include vacation, sick time, maternity and parental/adoption leave top-up, extended health/dental/vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and a retirement plan.
- Certain roles may be eligible for bonus and other incentive programs.
- EA supports career development, wellness programs, learning, experimentation, and complimentary games.
Tech Stack
Categories
Gaming
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