Software Engineer II - Social Platform

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

The Infrastructure and Platform Services team (IPS) is the backbone of EA's global gaming ecosystem, delivering the technology that powers EA's live games and player experiences. IPS provides a deep portfolio of digital platform gaming services and production infrastructure to EA's game studios. From scalable cloud solutions to AI-driven gameplay services, IPS ensures that EA's games are available anytime, anywhere for millions of players worldwide.

As a Software Developer on our Social Platform team, you will help to build our new cross-game, cross-platform, and always-on Social Platform. This large-scale collection of services will power the social relationships and interactions of EA's network of games, and capture information that will be experienced by tens of millions of monthly active users. You will build platform capabilities handling several hundred-thousand requests per second and server-side systems.

You will report to the Sr. Manager of Engineering.

Responsibilities:

• You will create and work on large-scale distributed backend services, creating new features and updating existing ones.
• You will resolve defects during QA testing, pre-production, production, and from the live environment.
• You will design large portions of the software, from features to entire applications.

Qualifications:

• Proficiency with Java and Go programming
• 3+ years of experience working on online services (preferably gRPC) at an internet consumer scale
• Experience working with cloud technology and cloud provider services to build SaaS applications
• Experience with DevOps, Continuous Delivery, and Agile development
• Experience with source control systems (preferably using git)

Bonus:

• Experience working with Kubernetes
• Experience building on Amazon Web Services
• Experience using technologies such as Kafka, ElasticSearch, Redis, NATS, MongoDB, YugabyteDB, or other SQL or NoSQL DBMS in production systems
• Experience using GenAI tools to boost productivity
• Experience with load testing and performance analysis of distributed systems

This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.

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

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$100,000 - $139,500 CAD

In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

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.

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.