The NHL team is looking for a Software Engineer (Systems Engineer) to play a key role in shipping a high-quality title.

We’re looking for someone who can own and drive systems work – everything from technology upgrades to memory and performance optimization. Someone who can work through other engineers but isn’t afraid to get their hands dirty and fix those intricate last minute bugs. Above all, we’re looking for an engineer who knows what it takes to make a AAA title and is excited to use their talent and experience to build great games.

Responsibilities:

Works with other domains and production to integrate and develop core technologies
Manage and optimize memory, load time and performance
Guide the title through final stages of development
Drive systems work, from technology upgrades to memory and performance optimization; debugging
Write and build internal tools
Work with a proprietary engine to develop stable, scalable, efficient and shareable code

Required Technical Skills and Experience:

Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Computer Systems, Engineering or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience.
7+ years of software engineering experience in the video gaming industry, including experience in game systems
Strong C++, architectural, and software engineering skills.
Ability to learn, test, debug, and extend other software engineer's code.
Experience integrating and maintaining large scale systems covering multiple domains and technologies.
Understanding of memory management, file systems, multi-core processing, and runtime optimization.
Experience with assembler, scripting languages, and C#.
Understanding and experience of job-based architectures and scheduling.
Detailed knowledge of Xbox, PS4, and Switch consoles/platforms.
Experience with profiling tools to monitor and diagnose issues.
English is the required language of work

What's In It For You:

We are proud of the great perks we offer like comprehensive health and benefit packages, tuition reimbursement, and pension with company match and, of course, free video games. And since we realize it takes world-class people to make world-class games, we offer competitive compensation packages and a culture that thrives off of creativity and individuality.

Health, Dental, Financial offered (ESPP and RRSP matching); Relocation assistance also offered.
Eligible for salary increases, bonuses, and restricted stock units at company’s discretion

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Contact me: Stephanie Walker, 604 456 4178

Address: Electronic Arts (Canada), Inc., 4330 Sanderson Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 4X1

Salary offered: $115,000 to $140,000

Full time, permanent position

EA 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. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable 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 maternity and paternity 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.