Senior Software Engineer- Generalist (Apex Legends)
Electronic Arts2 hours ago
Base Salary
$165k - $256k/yr
Responsibilities
- Debug and resolve complex issues across large-scale codebases and multiple abstraction layers.
- Collaborate with engineers to measure game performance, prevent regressions, and improve launch stability.
- Design, own, and maintain gameplay and engine systems focused on performance and stability across consoles and dedicated servers.
- Analyze live telemetry and crash data to identify defects, prioritize fixes, and guide player-impacting improvements.
- Build developer tools and automated content validation for artists, designers, and QA.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of software development and maintenance experience or equivalent game development experience.
- Experience working in large, shared codebases.
- Strong working knowledge of C/C++.
- Proficiency in programming or scripting languages such as Python.
- Experience profiling, auditing, and optimizing software performance.
- Experience debugging and supporting software running in production.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Preferred: experience with live-service or continuously operated products, including feature flags, kill switches, and staged rollouts.
- Preferred: familiarity with embedded scripting languages and engine-to-game-script boundaries.
- Preferred: experience with content or asset build pipelines, automated validation, developer-facing tools, backend or web services, and cloud infrastructure.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement in Vancouver or Los Angeles.
- US benefits include paid time off, sick time, company holidays, paid parental bonding leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and 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 bonuses and other incentive programs.
- EA provides wellness, career growth, learning, accommodation, and equal employment support.
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.