Building on an incredible 30-year foundation, we’re redefining football with EA SPORTS FC - a genre-leading ecosystem of interactive experiences, bringing a global community of football fans closer to The World's Game. Together, we’re taking the largest football club in the world to new heights – and this is just the beginning! With more opportunity than ever to innovate and create new, authentic experiences that bring joy, inclusivity, and immersion to fans everywhere, we invite you to join us as we pioneer the future of football with EA SPORTS FC, and welcome everyone to the club!
The Java Software Engineer will be a part of the game creation process, including architectural design,implementation, and debugging on multiple platforms—working on complex problems with Designers, Artists and other Engineers in domains including rendering, gameplay, audio, user interface, online, physics, databases and tools. You will report to the Development Director and Technical Lead to estimate, build projects and provide excellent results.
Your Responsibilities:
Mix of hands-on coding and release management for large Java projects, using SQL databases.
Create and work on large-scale distributed HTTP-based backend services creating new features and updating existing ones.
Resolve defects during QA testing, preproduction, production and from the live environment.
Work with multiple clients and platforms that use the features you create to complete user facing experiences.
Occasional off-hours support for development needs and support of the live environment ensuring our consumer experience is always outstanding.
Your Qualifications:
2+ years of experience developing software in Java.
2+ years of experience working on online services/servers (HTTP via REST).
Strong working knowledge of the HTTP protocol.
Strong working knowledge of SQL (MYSQL preferred).
Solid communication skills.
Knowledge of the Software design/architecture process.
Experience with unit testing (JUnit).
Experience developing and maintaining large-scale distributed applications.
Experience with source control systems.
Experience with IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse.
Nice to have - experience with GCP.
About Electronic Arts
Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.
We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.
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. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.
