Software Engineer, Electronic Arts

Gameplay, Narrative, Open Story

$120.5-199.4k

C++

Unreal Engine

Mid and Senior level

Austin

Los Angeles

San Francisco Bay Area

Vancouver

Remote from Canada, US

Video game company

Job no longer available

Video game company

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSportsMobileVirtual Reality

Job no longer available

$120.5-199.4k

C++

Unreal Engine

Mid and Senior level

Austin

Los Angeles

San Francisco Bay Area

Vancouver

Remote from Canada, US

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSportsMobileVirtual Reality

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.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Eager collaborator and effective communicator with both engineers and content creators
Experience with dynamic narrative, branching dialogue, interactive fiction a plus
Experience with Unreal Engine a plus
Passion for excellence in both your individual contributions and the overall quality of the game
Appreciation for robust, maintainable, easily readable code
B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent
3+ years of professional C/C++ experience

What the job involves

Work with technical lead and collaborate with stakeholders across the team to flesh out the interconnected systems that will power our ‘Open Story’ Narrative design and Presentation system
Work with a mix of technical and less technical stakeholders to establish requirements
Work with technical leadership and production on accurate scheduling
Design, author, iterate on and maintain systems to meet all functional, technical, and schedule requirements
Support systems with documentation and tooling for debugging, automation and testing
Work with QA and technical leadership to ensure stability and robustness of systems
Help grow your knowledge and skills and that of those around you by interacting regularly with your peers via impromptu conversations, technical discussions and code reviews
Be supportive of those around you and open to exploring, proposing or adopting new ideas, technologies and practices

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.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

6% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.62)

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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