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This role pays more than
60%
of similar roles. Most pay
$149,500–$177,250
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$173k
versus about
$163k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
42 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$141,400–$204,400
across 31 roles with salary data.
As a Senior Software Engineer - Generalist (Foundations) (Apex Legends) at Respawn, you will join the Foundations team to build and evolve the core technology powering the Apex Legends live service franchise. Reporting to the Foundations Lead Engineer, you will design and maintain essential engine systems across physics, memory, input, packaging, and platform layers. Your daily work involves owning cross-cutting technical initiatives, optimizing memory, CPU, and bandwidth, and debugging complex issues within large-scale codebases. You will integrate platform technologies and collaborate with design, art, and audio teams. The role requires 8+ years of experience in game engine or systems-level code using C/C++. You must demonstrate expertise in 3D math, simulation systems, and performance optimization for Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo platforms.
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