Experienced Systems Software Engineer

Electronic Arts

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type: Hybrid
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Salary: $104,500–$142,800 / yr
Posted: 24 days ago
Nearby: 77 roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $170k

This role $124k

$93k most similar roles pay here $215k

This role pays less than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $137,500–$203,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $124k versus about $170k for comparable roles.

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About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment, developing and publishing games for consoles, mobile, and PC under franchises including FIFA, Madden NFL, The Sims, Apex Legends, and Battlefield.

Electronic Arts currently has 149 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $122,300–$170,700 across 81 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Experienced Systems Software Engineer

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The EA SPORTS UFC team in Vancouver is seeking a Systems Software Engineer to join their mission of creating the world's greatest fighting game. This role involves collaborating with other engineers to integrate, develop, and debug core technologies within a large codebase, optimizing memory usage, load times, and performance across multiple hardware architectures. The engineer will also enhance development efficiency through automation and tooling improvements while contributing to EA’s broader technology initiatives. Ideal candidates have at least 3 years of C++ experience along with knowledge in memory management, multi-core processing, profiling tools, build systems, and source control. Familiarity with Python, Lua, and C# is beneficial. This position requires strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across various technical teams.

Skills

C++ Python Lua C# Git CI/CD AWS Kubernetes Docker Terraform PostgreSQL MongoDB Unity Unreal Engine Visual Studio IntelliJ IDEA Eclipse CLion Perforce Bitbucket GitHub JIRA Confluence Slack Zoom Microsoft Teams

What you'll do

Manage and optimize memory, load times, and performance in large codebases.
Debug defects across various development environments for core technologies.
Enhance team efficiency through automation, tooling, or workflow improvements.
Integrate modern and legacy designs to improve game systems and features.
Contribute to core EA technologies to support collaborative development efforts.

What we're looking for

3+ years of C++ development experience.
Proficiency in memory management, file systems, and multi-core processing.
Experience with profiling tools for monitoring and diagnosing issues.
Knowledge of build systems, pipelines, and source control.
Ability to integrate and maintain large-scale legacy codebases.
Skilled in communicating and collaborating with external team members.
Familiarity with multiple programming languages (Python, Lua, C#).

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