Backend Engineer - Java (Battlefield Central Tech)

Job Description

We are the Battlefield Central Tech Team (BCT), the technical nucleus powering the acclaimed Battlefield franchise. BCT is home to a remarkable team of technical talent building Battlefield tools and technology on EA's proprietary game engine, Frostbite. We are part of a suite of global studios creating connected experiences for players in the Battlefield universe. Functioning as the conduit between time zones to propel our work forward, this team will champion excellence in our boundary-breaking development and will be integral to the success of the Battlefield series. Because our people are the backbone and driving force to our creative products, we’re dedicated to providing everyone the chance to express themselves and be their very best. As we expand, we’re looking to bring in a healthy mixture of early career talent guided by seasoned industry veterans in a hybrid studio environment. We’re here to change the game and are eager to reach back and uplift emerging creators. Join us.

Software Engineer

EAAtlanta, GA, USA

We are looking for people to join our team building core, impactful, and empowering technology for Battlefield. Our Battlefield Technology Team is home to remarkable technical talent building Battlefield tools and technology on EA’s proprietary game engine, Frostbite. We aim to empower engineering and content creation with a myriad of tools and workflows, while empowering the multi-studio distributed development team to create connected experiences for Battlefield fans around the world. Our people are the backbone and driving force to our creative products, and that’s why we’re dedicated to providing everyone the chance to express themselves and be their very best as we work towards a common cause. Join us!

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Backend Engineer, who is passionate about developing systems and services to support the live operations and online gameplay for our millions of users.

You will work in small teams that collaborate to create solutions for our games, using modern technologies and frameworks deployed to cloud-based infrastructure. You will work with multiple existing systems; some developed here at Battlefield Central Tech, some developed externally. This will require working with a lot of different teams within EA and BCT. You will report into a Production Lead.

Responsibilities

• Analyze game designs and propose technical solutions for how they can be achieved
• Develop distributed and resilient services
• Adapt central EA technologies to meet game design needs
• Use modern open-source stacks including Scala, gRPC, Finagle, and Linkerd/Envoy
• Deploy services on cloud-based infrastructures such as Kubernetes
• Oversee performance at the service level
• Develop live tools that we use to manage all aspects of our live games
• Integrate the tooling platform with other internal services

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in distributed, scalable, resilient, high-performing systems
• Knowledge of Git, or similar distributed source management system
• Experience with continuous integration and delivery

Nice to Haves

• 5+ years of experience with functional languages (Scala, Clojure, Erlang-Elixir, Kotlin, Rust, Swift, F#)
• Experience with cloud deployment, as AWS
• Knowledge of Linux
• Knowledge of Java, C#, and C++
• Knowledge of Kubernetes or modern stacks
• Experience with Docker or similar container formats, modern stacks
• Experience with a widely used Web framework, e.g. React.js
• Previous experience in the video game industry