Game Automation Engineer, Electronic Arts
The Sims
$120.5-199.4k
Salary dependent on geographical location of candidate
Video game company
Job no longer available
Video game company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$120.5-199.4k
Salary dependent on geographical location of candidate
1001+ employees
Company mission
To inspire the world to play, by creating games and experiences for the global player community that are a reflection of our diverse world.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
- 5+ year experience in a hands-on development role
- Demonstrate impact of past projects in game or tools automation
- Demonstrate technical abilities with large projects implemented in C++
- Hands-on experience with the automation frameworks for commercial game engines. E.g. Unreal Engine’s Gauntlet, Unity Automation Framework
- A strong understanding of testing methodologies
- Experience with building test strategies for web, mobile, or software products
- Experience with web, database and automation technologies
- Hands on experience building and shipping AAA games in Unreal engine
- Experience developing for large-scale live products. Products that constantly update to provide higher quality, and feature set to expand the possibilities in the game
- Experience working in highly collaborative environments with multidisciplinary roles beyond engineering like design, production, art and product management
- Experience working with and/or setting up device farms for software testing at scale
- Experience with Windows platform and development tools
Desirable
- Experience with Appium or Selenium framework
- Experience with cross platform automation (PC, console, mobile)
- Experience developing in C# and Python
- Experience developing for both PC and Mobile platform games
- Demonstrable experience showcasing the customer focus to network successfully across a large number of game development roles, to build and maintain excellent relationships and communications channels
- Demonstrate experience working in large data-driven games or applications
- Experience with build automation systems like Jenkins
- Experience using static and performance analysis tools, automated testing, unit testing, and configuration management processes
- Experience optimizing performance and memory of real time applications (like games)
What the job involves
- Maxis is looking for a talented engineer that can amplify our ability to rapidly develop our games with the help of automation
- This engineer will work with an experienced team that has collectively built almost all Maxis games in the past two decades
- You will actively work with engineering, art, design, and quality verification groups to prototype and ship various features that expand the featureset of Sims games. Most of the work is expected to be done in Unreal Engine, both in C++ and blueprints
- Implement quality control tools, test automation and analysis systems for various stages in the creation of a Sims game
- Enable the designers, producers, artists, and other engineers
- Demonstrate excellent technical problem-solving skills under iteratively changing requirements during game development
- Author technical design documents detailing software requirements
- Be a critical partner to driving innovation in tools and processes to achieve the highest quality standards. Use appropriate programming and scripting languages to design, develop, and maintain automation test tools; statistical analysis and dashboards; and other tools that help drive quality in our products
Our take
EA is a leading global game company, responsible for developing and publishing some of the biggest games of the last 20 years. Its publishing successes include giants like The Sims, Battlefield, and Mass Effect, while EA's titles, such as Fifa, Madden, and NBA Live, have also seen market-leading success.
A series of acquisitions in 2021 marked EA's push into mobile gaming, which has become the driving force behind the rapid growth of the global video gaming market, and has remained a clear focus for the company, despite the cancellation of its popular Apex Legends Mobile game. The company also expressed interest in NFTs and "play-to-earn" games, going so far as to label them "the future of the industry", but has since taken steps to distance itself from the idea, as it proved unpopular with gamers.
This combined model of publishing and development has allowed EA to put its name to a huge range of products, making the brand iconic in the gaming world. It has formed major partnerships with the likes of Disney, giving it full control of creating in-demand games, such as within the Star Wars franchise. In the upcoming years, the company plans to focus on games-as-a-service, as it embraces the evolution of the gaming world.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Dec 1982
$2m
SERIES A
May 1982
$0.2m
SEED
Total funding: $2.2m
Company HQ
Redwood Shores, Redwood City, CA
Leadership
Andrew Wilson
(CEO, not founder)Joined EA as Vice President and Executive Producer in 2000, and held various senior roles before being promoted to CEO.
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