Senior Software Engineer; C++​/C Frostbite

Frostbite's Animation team oversees the core platform on which animation technologies across AAA games are built. The role covers a range of engineering challenges, from improving user workflows for content creators to optimising real-time runtime performance, and reports to the Development Director in Animation. The engineer works on core animation systems that run in-game as well as the tools and workflows that content creators use to build and author animation data.

• Build performant systems and features across the runtime animation engine (C++) and content creator tools (C#).
• Take ownership of animation features from technical design through to production, testing, and multi-platform support.
• Improve tool and game runtime performance.
• Partner with animators, technical artists, and game development teams to turn creative concepts into playable features.
• Participate in design and code reviews, collaborating with the team to share knowledge and keep the codebase reliable and easy to work in.
• Mentor junior engineers on the team to support their technical growth.

• 8+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong professional programming skills to improve and debug C++ and C code
• Experience working with 3D math, including transforms, rotations, and coordinate systems
• Experience in game engine development
  
  Performance and memory profiling
• Experience with concurrent programming models
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

• Experience in animation state machines or real-time simulation
• Experience with WPF / desktop UI development for asset pipelines and editor tools
• Experience targeting console platforms (Play Station, Xbox)

• Hybrid remote/in-office

• Pay offered is determined by relevant business and candidate factors such as education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs.

• Vacation of 3 weeks per year to start
• 10 days per year of sick time
• Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when welcoming a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave)
• Extended health, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance and disability insurance
• Retirement plan for regular full-time employees
• Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and other incentive programmes

Frostbite is EA's proprietary game engine, powering many of EA's leading titles across EA SPORTS, Battlefield, and more.