Software Engineer II

5 Hours ago • 4 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Server Engineer will design, develop, and operate a fast, scalable, and highly available game service. Responsibilities include designing, developing, and running the game service from conception to live operations. They will collaborate with designers, client engineering, and production teams to achieve gameplay goals. Additionally, they will implement security best practices, create and run automated testing, monitor server infrastructure performance and costs, and design and implement data transformation layers. The role involves collaboration with game server and web frontend teams, and managing release and live operations of web services.

Must have:

4+ years of experience developing scalable back-end services
BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
Proficiency in PHP, Java
Experience with Cloud services like Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud Platform
Experience with Redis
Experience with Database Design and usage of large datasets

Good to have:

3+ years of experience developing games using cloud services
Proficient in technical planning, solution research, proposal, and implementation
Background using metrics and analytics to determine the quality or priority
Comfortable working across client and server codebases
Familiar with profiling, optimising, and debugging scalable data systems
Passion for making and playing games

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java

php

couchbase

back-end

redis

amazon-web-services

azure

nosql

aws

google-cloud-platform

mysql

automated-testing

cross-functional

problem-solving

Job Details

The Server Engineer will report to the Technical Director.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and run a fast, scalable, highly available game service all the way from conception to delivery to live service operations
Work with designers, client engineering, and production teams to achieve gameplay goals
Implement security best practices and original techniques to keep user data secure and prevent cheating
Create and run automated testing, readiness testing, and deployment plans
Monitor the performance and costs of the server infrastructure to improve our game
Design and implement data transformation layers using Java/Spring/AWS/Protobuf
Collaborate with game server and web frontend teams to define API contracts
Manage Release Ops / Live Ops of web services

Qualifications:

We encourage you to apply if you can meet most of the requirements and are comfortable opening a dialogue to be considered.

4+ years development of scalable back-end services
BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
Proficiency in PHP, Java
Experience with Cloud services like Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud Platform
Experience with Redis
Experience with Database Design and usage of large datasets in both relational (MySQL, Postgres) and NoSQL (Couchbase, DynamoDB) environments
Experience defining API contracts and collaborating with cross-functional teams

Bonus:

3+ years of experience developing games using cloud services like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or similar
Proficient in technical planning, solution research, proposal, and implementation
Background using metrics and analytics to determine the quality or priority
Comfortable working across client and server codebases
Familiar with profiling, optimising, and debugging scalable data systems
Passion for making and playing games

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 adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

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