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At BioWare, our mission is to create worlds of adventure, conflict, and companionship that inspire you to become the hero of your story. Our teams inspire creativity using tech and tools and work with thousands of outstanding developers across EA's network of studios.
What the Lead Engine Programmer will do at BioWare:
You will report to the Technical Director and will work with other project partners to develop BioWare's technology strategy necessary to amaze our players with industry-leading experiences.
Who You Are:
You are collaborative with experience developing engine technology for AAA video games. You succeed at delivering new solutions to complex problems. You enjoy analysis that informs a technical strategy, minimizes risks and secures the studios goals. You want to help us build the best games in the industry.
Responsibilities:
- Collaboratively develop technology strategy for narrative-driven action RPG's.
- Design important differentiating features, pipelines, and tools.
- Decide Goals, risk mitigations, and mature development practices to secure our goals.
- Work with Our Technology Partners to use and extend engine systems.
Requirements:
- Full cycle AAA game development and experience with modern game engines (Unreal experience )
- Experience planning, and hardening systems for AAA PC and console games.
- Experience maintaining content creator workflows that emphasize ease of iteration.
- 5+ years of professional C++ experience and a solid understanding of software design principles.
What's in it for you? Glad you asked!
We are proud of the great perks we offer like comprehensive health and benefit packages, tuition reimbursement, pension with company match and, of course, free video games. And since we realize it takes excellent people to make excellent games, we offer great compensation packages and a culture that appreciates creativity and individuality. Health, Dental, Financial offered (ESPP and RRSP matching); Bonus and relocation assistance also offered.
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EA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
About EA
At Electronic Arts, we exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together talented people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We know that our strength lies in the diversity of our people. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow them to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers. We put our people first. We provide comprehensive benefit packages with a focus on health and wellbeing to support your needs and help you balance your career and personal life. We provide access to dynamic and collaborative work environments, opportunities to connect and contribute through our Employee Resource Groups, and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free video games and so much more! Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Electronic Arts also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.