Senior Gameplay Software Engineer - EA SPORTS™ NHL
Electronic Arts21 hours ago
Vancouver, CanadaSenior
Responsibilities
- Architect, implement, and optimize on-ice gameplay systems such as skating physics, stick handling, puck trajectories, collision dynamics, and team AI behaviors.
- Write clean, modular, high-performance C++ code for modern console hardware, including memory management, multithreading, and frame-rate optimization.
- Collaborate with game designers, animators, producers, audio engineers, and technical leaders to turn hockey concepts into polished gameplay mechanics.
- Explore and integrate AI techniques, automated testing tools, and dynamic behavior models into gameplay and development workflows.
- Build and support internal tools, debugging utilities, and editor extensions for designers and animators.
- Iterate on responsiveness, stick control, animation transitions, and hit-reaction physics.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and promote strong architecture, code review, and engineering practices.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional game development experience.
- Proven experience shipping game titles or building core gameplay or physics systems.
- Advanced proficiency in C++ and object-oriented software engineering.
- Strong knowledge of 3D mathematics, physics simulation, data structures, and algorithms.
- Experience with multithreaded architecture, memory optimization, and performance profiling tools.
- Deep understanding of character movement, animation blending or state machines, spatial AI, or real-time physics interactions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical disciplines.
- Preferred experience includes current-generation console development for PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S, dynamic character physics, cloth or equipment simulation, procedural animation, Perforce, Git, and continuous integration pipelines.
- Passion for hockey, ice sports, or sports gaming titles is desirable.
Benefits
- British Columbia-based role, with the posting specifically referencing Vancouver and Victoria locations.
- Regular full-time employees in Canada receive vacation, sick time, paid parental and maternity-related top-up benefits, extended health, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, and a retirement plan.
- Additional benefits may include bonus or incentive programs, healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leave, and complimentary games.
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