Software Engineer III

Job Description

The EA Digital Platform (EADP) group is the core powering the global EA ecosystem. We provide the foundation for all of EA’s incredible games and player experiences with high-level platforms like Cloud, Commerce, Data and AI, Gameplay Services, Identity and Social. By providing reusable capabilities that game teams can easily integrate into their work, we let them focus on making some of the best games in the world and creating meaningful relationships with our players. We’re behind the curtain, making it all work together. Come power the future of play with us.

The Challenge Ahead:

We are looking for a Software Engineer to work on a large-scale distributed data system that empowers EA Games to personalize player experience and engagement.

You will report to the Technical Director of Data & AI - Recommendation System Team.

Responsibilities

• You will help build a unified platform across EA, extract and process massive data from numerous game studios, and use the insight to serve massive online requests
• You will develop large-scale online platform to personalize player experience and provide reporting and feedbacks
• You will write reliable and efficient programs to process and consume massive (petabyte) datasets with large clusters of machines
• You will help develop reporting systems that inform on important metrics, detect anomalies, and forecast future results
• You will work with data scientists and producers to understand requirements, develop ETL processes, validate results, and deliver to production
• You will, at times, serve as a project lead for parts of new technology development.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 5+ years of experience with software development, writing clean reusable code, test-driven development, and continuous integration.
• Fluency in Python. Additional experience in Java, a plus.
• Fast prototyping skills, familiarity with scripting languages such as bash and awk.
• Experience with distributed systems to serve massive concurrent requests.
• Experience working with online & offline databases, including columnar, relational or document databases.
• Experience working with data streaming and processing systems.
• Experience with data modeling and BI tools

Ceci ne s’applique pas au Québec.
BC COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.
EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.
BASE SALARY RANGES
• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):
o $115,100 - $161,200 CAN Annually
Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also 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.