Lead C++ Software Engineer - Generalist - American Football

3 Months ago • 5 Years + • Full Stack Development

Job Summary

Job Description

EA SPORTS Madden NFL is seeking a Lead C++ Software Engineer to contribute to the live creation process of its best-selling sports franchise. This role involves architectural design, implementation, and debugging across multiple platforms, collaborating with designers, artists, and engineers on various domains like rendering, gameplay, audio, UI, online features, physics, databases, and tools. Responsibilities include leading a technical team, handling 70-85% hands-on C++ coding, working with third-party APIs, collaborating within a large team, and utilizing software engineering design patterns and REST-based APIs in a live development environment. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of software development experience (games or other industries) on consoles or embedded systems, strong C++ skills, and experience with online services, REST APIs, and source control.
Must have:
  • 5+ years software development experience
  • Proficient in C++
  • Experience with online services/servers
  • REST API knowledge
  • Lead technical teams
  • Experience with live development cycles
Good to have:
  • Action Script
  • HTML
  • 3rd party API experience
  • Visual Studio & debugging tools
  • JSON and XML
Perks:
  • Paid time off
  • New parent leave
  • Free games
  • Holistic benefits program

Job Details

Description & Requirements

We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

Contract: Permanent.

Location: Madrid.

Work Model: Hybrid.

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..

EA SPORTS Madden NFL is the best-selling sports property in U.S. Video game history. Madden NFL is an immersive, simulation-based, authentic NFL interactive experience, empowering fans to play out their NFL fantasy of winning the Super Bowl (and much more). Madden NFL has entertained fans over three decades with more than 130 million lifetime units sold.

The Generalist Engineer will be a part of the game live 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.

Your Responsibilities

  • 5+ years of experience in software development either in games or another industry, working on Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo game consoles or other embedded systems.
  • Knowledge of C++.
  • Json and XML, able to read/understand and write.
  • Experience working with online services/servers.
  • Knowledge of REST-based APIs.
  • Knowledge with Action Script and HTML.
  • Experience with 3rd party APIs.
  • Experience with Visual Studio and knowledge of the debugging tools.
  • Experience with source control systems.
  • Knowledge of live development cycles and requirements.

Your Qualifications

  • Experienced / Proficient Leading a highly skilled technical team in continuously evolving development environments
  • Roughly 70 to 85% hands-on coding (C++) domain ownership will be expected.
  • Work with 3rd party software APIs.
  • Work with people on a large team both locally and remotely.
  • Use common software engineering design patterns and paradigms.
  • Use and design REST-based HTTP APIs.
  • Experience with live development.





About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Similar Jobs

Thatgamecompany - Engine UI Programmer

Thatgamecompany

Canada (Remote)
2 Months ago
Ajmera Infotech - User Experience (UX) Designer

Ajmera Infotech

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago
CrazyLabs - Marketing Tech Lead

CrazyLabs

Tel Aviv District, Israel (On-Site)
2 Months ago
CloudHire - Salesforce Developer L5/6 (Vlocity)

CloudHire

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Remote)
5 Months ago
Milk Visual Effects - VFX Production Coordinator

Milk Visual Effects

(On-Site)
3 Months ago
Nagarro - Associate Engineer, QA Hybris

Nagarro

(On-Site)
5 Months ago
Google - Tech Lead, Software Engineering, People with Disabilities

Google

Belo Horizonte, State Of Minas Gerais, Brazil (On-Site)
5 Months ago
N-iX - Middle Java Fullstack Engineer

N-iX

Colombia (Remote)
1 Month ago
Meta - Software Engineer, Intern/Co-op

Meta

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
5 Months ago
ASSIST Software - Linux Developer

ASSIST Software

Suceava, Suceava County, Romania (On-Site)
3 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Penumbra - Sr. Manager SAP Operations

Penumbra

Alameda, California, United States (Hybrid)
6 Months ago
ARHS - QA Engineer

ARHS

Leuven, Flanders, Belgium (On-Site)
6 Months ago
The Walt Disney Company - Employee Communications Intern

The Walt Disney Company

Burbank, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
SSC Technologies - Associate Director - Java

SSC Technologies

Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
7 Months ago
USE Insider - Solutions Architect - Vietnam

USE Insider

Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Hybrid)
6 Months ago
Ajmera Infotech - ASP.NET Developer with Azure Expertise

Ajmera Infotech

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
WebFX - Digital Marketing Specialist - Account Manager

WebFX

York, Pennsylvania, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Hitachi - Java Developers

Hitachi

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Next Level Business Services - Software Design Engineer

Next Level Business Services

Redmond, Washington, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago
OG Healthcare - Software Test Engineer

OG Healthcare

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
6 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Scopely - Platform Accounts Engineer

Scopely

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (Hybrid)
4 Months ago
PwC - Assurance | Senior Auditoría Financiera | 2024 | Madrid sector CIP

PwC

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Scopely - People Operations Specialist

Scopely

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Fortis Games - Senior Technical Artist

Fortis Games

Spain (On-Site)
2 Months ago
HP - AI Lab – ML Engineer, Model Optimization

HP

Sant Cugat Del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Localsoft, SL. - Game Tester: English (UK)

Localsoft, SL.

Andalusia, Spain (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Nagarro - Staff Consultant - Business Analyst

Nagarro

Spain (Remote)
6 Months ago
Keywords Studios (Player Support) - IT Specialist

Keywords Studios (Player Support)

Community Of Madrid, Spain (On-Site)
2 Months ago
IO Interactive - Senior Mobile UI UX Designer

IO Interactive

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (Hybrid)
5 Months ago
Fortis Games - Staff Security Operations Engineer

Fortis Games

Spain (On-Site)
3 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Full Stack Development Jobs

Google - Senior Software Engineer, Ads

Google

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Nagarro - Principal Engineer, .Net Web

Nagarro

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Luxoft - Senior Full-Stack Developer with React

Luxoft

Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Eleven Labs - Forward Deployed Engineer

Eleven Labs

Poland (Remote)
1 Month ago
Seedify - Senior Backend Developer

Seedify

(Remote)
10 Months ago
Vigaet - Internship-Backend Developer

Vigaet

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
5 Months ago
The Walt Disney Company - Senior Manager, Software Engineering

The Walt Disney Company

Santa Monica, California, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Playtech - Junior Java Developer

Playtech

Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria (On-Site)
1 Month ago
XBorg - Front-End Software Engineer

XBorg

(Remote)
4 Months ago
Nagarro - Associate Principal Engineer, NodeJS

Nagarro

India (Remote)
6 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

We exist to inspire the world to play. We put our people first, and we thrive off their diversity in our innovative technology and immersive storytelling. We’re doing the work to give everyone the space to be their full selves while giving back to our community, no matter where you’re working from. We’re looking for problem-solvers, game-changers, innovators, dreamers, doers—people that are ready to move the needle and transform the future of gaming. Join us.

Orlando, Florida, United States (On-Site)

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Hybrid)

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-Site)

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (Hybrid)

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (On-Site)

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-Site)

Austin, Texas, United States (On-Site)

Austin, Texas, United States (On-Site)

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Electronic Arts

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug