Lead Server Engineer

Electronic Arts

Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Redwood City, CAShanghai, China
Posted: 6 days ago
Nearby: 7 roles within 25 mi

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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.

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The Lead Server Engineer role at EA SPORTS FC Mobile Shanghai involves leading the development and maintenance of server-side code for a high-quality mobile football game, ensuring robustness and reliability. Reporting to a Technical Director, you will design technical architecture, develop tools for server health monitoring, manage project tasks related to server implementation, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot complex issues. The ideal candidate has at least 8 years of experience in server development, proficiency in Java, C++, or Go, knowledge of networking protocols, databases, container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes, and familiarity with Agile methodologies. This role requires expertise in Linux platform development, version control systems such as Git, and strong debugging skills, all while contributing to the creation of innovative football gaming experiences on a global scale.

Skills

Java C++ Go TCP UDP HTTP WebSocket MySQL Postgres MongoDB Redis Docker Kubernetes Linux Git Perforce Agile Scrum

What you'll do

Develop and maintain server-side code to ensure robustness.
Design technical architecture for underlying services, modules, databases, and data caching.
Oversee server tasks and develop tools to ensure game server health.
Manage project planning, estimation, breakdown, coordination for server implementation.
Troubleshoot complex server issues to minimize downtime and service interruptions.

What we're looking for

At least 8 years of experience in server development.
Proficiency in Java, C++, or Go programming languages.
Knowledge of networking protocols (TCP, UDP, HTTP, WebSocket).
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, and Redis.
Familiarity with container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
Expertise in version control systems such as Git and Perforce.
Experience developing large online games for the Linux platform.

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