Software Engineer III
Electronic Arts2 hours ago
Vancouver, CanadaSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain Citadel’s backend systems, microservices, event-driven components, and cloud/Kubernetes infrastructure.
- Evolve the game abstraction layer for Xbox and PlayStation development kits, including launching, configuring, and controlling game builds.
- Support the technical maturation of agentic playtesting bots and other ATOM prototypes.
- Develop internal APIs, orchestration workflows, observability tools, and CI/CD pipelines for agent evaluation.
- Apply software engineering practices across requirements, design, implementation, testing, code reviews, and architecture discussions.
- Partner with ML, QA, and game teams to deliver reliable experimentation and evaluation infrastructure.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- At least 5 years of software engineering experience with strong backend and distributed-systems fundamentals.
- Proficiency in Python, C++, or other backend languages.
- Hands-on experience with game development workflows, game engines, or console platforms.
- Experience developing C++ applications on Windows, including Windows services, COM-based SDKs, and native-code debugging.
- Understanding of networking fundamentals, including OSI layers, HTTP, WebSockets, WebRTC, handshakes, packets, and headers.
- Experience building microservices and deploying them to Kubernetes and AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Understanding of system design, API development, observability, CI/CD, and reliability practices.
- Strong written and verbal communication and the ability to collaborate across ML, QA, and game teams.
- Experience using AI-assisted coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Code.
Benefits
- British Columbia base salary range is $122,300–$170,700 CAD per year, depending on location and other factors.
- Three weeks of vacation per year to start and 10 sick days per year in Canada.
- Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary for qualifying maternity, parental, or adoption leave.
- Extended health, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, and a retirement plan for eligible regular full-time employees.
- Some roles may be eligible for bonuses and other incentive programs.
- Additional wellness benefits may include healthcare coverage, mental health support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leave, and complimentary games.
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About Electronic Arts
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