Software Engineer II - Gameplay Services

Electronic Arts

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type: Hybrid
Location: Redwood City, CAVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Salary: $104,500–$142,800 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Nearby: 66 roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $124k

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This role pays less than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $137,500–$198,040 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $124k versus about $168k 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 127 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $122,300–$170,700 across 76 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer II - Gameplay Services

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As a Backend Software Engineer at Electronic Arts, you will join the Gameplay Services Team to develop and enhance scalable server-side systems for features like matchmaking, stats, leaderboards, achievements, game replays, VOIP, and networking. Your daily tasks include designing new services from storage to application logic, optimizing performance in live environments, and selecting cutting-edge technologies such as Java/Kotlin microservices, relational or NoSQL databases, and cloud computing products like AWS EC2 and ElastiCache. You will also work with streaming and processing tools like Apache Kafka and Spark, ensuring high traffic service scalability and reliability for millions of users across EA’s diverse game portfolio.

Skills

Java Kotlin Microservices PostgreSQL Cassandra Apache Kafka Spark AWS EC2 ElastiCache ELB Docker Kubernetes Terraform Redis gRPC protobuf CI/CD

What you'll do

Design and develop new services including storage, application logic, and management console.
Enhance existing systems by adding features and improving functionality.
Research and implement cutting-edge technologies to meet system requirements.
Optimize server performance and scalability for high-demand environments.
Participate in the full product lifecycle from design through deployment.

What we're looking for

3+ years of hands-on experience with Java/Kotlin and microservices.
Expertise in relational or NoSQL databases, stress-testing, and performance optimization.
Proficiency in debugging and optimizing multi-threaded environments and live issue resolution.
Experience with high traffic services and scalable distributed systems.
Knowledge of cloud computing products like AWS EC2, ElastiCache, and ELB.

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