Gameplay Software Engineer - EA SPORTSTM FC

Description & Requirements

The Gameplay team on EA Sports FC is at the core of the user experience. It is the strength of our franchise and is valued tremendously in the company. Gameplay SEs are more involved in design than typical SEs, because even though high-level designs are provided by designers, details need to be implemented by the SEs. You will report into the Development Director of Gameplay.

• Bring the vision of the artists and designers to life.
• Design and write the code that runs and controls the game, incorporating and adapting existing libraries and writing custom code
• Prototype new mechanics to prove designs and improve on mechanics.
• Design technical designs for Gameplay systems.
• Develop tools and workflows to produce new game features.
• Work with a proprietary engine to develop shareable code and interface correctly with the engine.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience
• Proficiency with C++ and experience in object-oriented design and implementation
• Experience architecting and implementing A.I., character control, multiplayer, or other gameplay-related systems
• Demonstrated knowledge of good software programming practices
• Understanding of multithreaded architectures and synchronization principles
• Excellent debugging experience using tools to help debug
• Understand performance implication of Gameplay systems & algorithms and how to improve.

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (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 you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees.

Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

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EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.