Electronic Arts is an innovative tech company that creates incredible experiences for millions of players around the world. But what matters most is our people who inspire us, and the world, to play. As we bring new forms of entertainment to people around the world, we need innovative, collaborative, diverse and adaptable people to keep making Electronic Arts better.
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 experienced 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 are seeking a Lead Mobile Software Engineer to join us and help continue delivering a long running and beloved IP to our players, Plants vs Zombies!. This engineer will report to the Development Lead who oversees several cross-discipline team members. You will work directly with artists, game designers, UX experts, and other software engineers. You will prototype, experiment, and ultimately deliver features to millions of players. The ideal candidate has experience developing game clients for both iOS and Android.
Responsibilities:
- Work with partners to translate requirements into technical designs and provide estimates
- Manage technical risks and opportunities.
- Provide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements for the live service.
- Evaluate and make recommendations on technologies and tools that will improve the usability, maintainability and reliability of the product.
- Partner with central teams to manage integrations and dependencies.
- Lead, coach and mentor software engineers on the team
- Recruit and retain great people to the team and company.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience.
- 5+ experience with C++.
- Game development experience on mobile platforms.
- Experience leading a team of software engineers.
- Experience with Agile Development methodologies.
- Knowledge of good software architecture and best practices.
Useful to have:
- Experience with Jenkins or similar CI systems.
- Experience with Java,
- Experience with AWS.
- Experience with Perforce.
- Experience with Jira and Confluence
About EA
We exist to inspire the world to play. Through innovative technology and immersive storytelling, we deliver new ways of experiencing worlds of interactive entertainment for our millions of players worldwide. Our strength lies in the diversity of our people, combining creativity, innovation and passion. We fully champion inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for growing, learning, and leading that allows for the most impactful and rewarding work of our teams’ careers.
We put our people first, and we make sure they’re taken care of both in and out of the office. As we reflect on our learnings and successes from remote work, we aim to provide dynamic, collaborative and flexible work environments for our teams. Our employees connect through our Employee Resource Groups, which are actively involved in driving business decisions every step of the way. But our support doesn’t end at the workplace—we also encourage a balanced lifestyle with paid time off and new parent leave, free video games, fitness reimbursement and more.
Our goal is to provide a safe, respectful and inspiring workplace for all of our employees. Through our diversity, equity, inclusion and social responsibility programs, we’re doing the work to give everyone the space to be their full selves while giving back to our community. We’re looking for problem-solvers, game-changers, innovators, dreamers, doers—people that are ready to move the needle and build on our success. As our industry accelerates, we aren’t just keeping up—we’re staying ahead of the game.
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.
