Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and tablets.
DICE (EA Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment), the award-winning studio based in Stockholm, Sweden, is best known for creating the phenomenally successful Battlefield franchise, the Battlefront franchise, and the innovative game Mirror's Edge.
We work through our 4 guiding values: Passion with Purpose, Creative Innovation, Everything Quality, and One Community. We recognize that our people are the backbone and driving force of our creative products. As such, we are dedicated to providing everyone the ability to express, learn, and be their very best with a common cause.
We are looking for an Audio Software Engineer with experience writing highly maintainable and performing audio code in C++. We find added value in candidates that are aware of the importance of well-structured code, best programming practices and have expertise in managing platform resources (CPU time, memory) wisely. As Audio Software Engineer you will work on tasks related to the maintenance of multiple audio systems, creating audio tools from the requirements and needs of sound designers. You will work with sound designers but also with cross-disciplinary teams (Core, Gameplay, Animation, etc.) creating interactions/communications between the different parts of the game and the audio systems. You will report into a Engineering Craft Manager.
Requirements
- Self-driven with a strong sense of quality
- Strong solution and customer orientation
- Ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and tasks
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- 3+ years of professional software development experience
- 3+ years of experience with C++
- Experience with audio software development or passion to take a new challenge in this domain
- Experience in troubleshooting and debugging
- Experience measuring performance in modern platforms
- Good knowledge in memory management, multi-core utilization, runtime profiling, and optimization.
Nice to Have Qualifications
- C# experience
- Experience developing Tools
- Gameplay and/or Tools development experience
- Experience with game engines and pipelines
We welcome people from different backgrounds and look forward to receiving your application!
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.
