Frostbite is EA's state-of-the-art multi-platform game development engine, powering games such as Battlefield, FIFA, Madden, Plants vs. Zombies, Need for Speed, Anthem, and Star Wars Battlefront II.
We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager for the Network team, part of the Core Systems Product Area of Frostbite.
The mission of the Network team is to develop the Frostbite engine’s network stack, which enables game creators to build amazing multiplayer experiences for our players.
Responsibilities:
- Report to the Engineering Director of the Core Systems Product Area
- Lead your team to deliver commitments including features and KPIs
- Hire, onboard, and coach team members to reach their full potential
- Align recognition with the performance of the team members
- Promote collaboration, code quality, and engineering best practices
- Partner with the team members in creating career paths and personal development plans
- Understand that diversity empowers teams and foster an inclusive environment where all opinions are heard
- Identify the resource requirements to meet goals and guide team planning
- Bring new value using Agile development practices in a distributed development environment
- Work with stakeholders to manage development work, monitor workload, and communicate progress against commitments
- Create and help implement process and engineering practices improvements for the team
We're Looking for:
- Experience leading software teams and with full-spectrum line management of engineers
- Hands-on experience in having developed software in an Agile environment
- Servant leadership mindset and focus on people wellbeing
- Adaptability, multitasking and ability to thrive in a fast-changing environment
- Familiarity with different models of software development life cycles
- You have used and promoted CI/CD pipelines and proper testing processes
- Experience with Agile project management methodologies
- Experience with online gaming technology and network stacks is desired but not required
What else is in it for you? Glad you asked!
We love to brag about our great perks like comprehensive health and benefit packages. Since we realize it takes outstanding people to make outstanding games, we offer great benefits packages and a culture that values creativity and individuality.
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.
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