Java Software Engineer

EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment – connecting hundreds of millions around the world to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games. 

At the heart of EA SPORTS is the FC franchise. EA SPORTS FC is the world's #1 best-selling video game with over 200M engaged players across multiple platforms, including console, PC, and mobile. Innovation, passion, and teamwork are at the heart of everything we do. With studios in Vancouver, Bucharest, and Cologne, we're looking for the brightest talent, so we can continue to create experiences that connect with millions of hearts and minds the world over.

The Server Software Engineer will be a part of the game creation process, including architectural design, implementation, and debugging on multiple platforms—working on complex problems with Designers, Artists and other Engineers in domains including rendering, gameplay, audio, user interface, online, physics, databases and tools. You will report to the Operations Development Director and Technical Lead to estimate, build projects and provide excellent results.

This is a temporary full-time - 12-months opportunity. 

Your Responsibilities:

• Mix of hands-on coding and release management for large Java projects, using SQL databases.

• Create and work on large-scale distributed HTTP-based backend services creating new features and updating existing ones.

• Resolve defects during QA testing, pre production, production and from the live environment.

Your Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience developing software in Java.

• 1+ years of experience working on online services/servers (HTTP via REST).

• Working knowledge of the HTTP protocol.

• Working knowledge of SQL (MYSQL preferred).

• Experience with unit testing (JUnit).

• Experience with IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs). 

PAY RANGES