Senior Client Software Engineer at Maxis Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 7 Years + Experience

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.

Welcome to, home to tinkerers, craftspeople, & storytellers. Our drive is to inspire everyone to make a better world through creative play. As the developer of The Sims, we create games and experiences for millions of people around the world and are always looking for new ways to inspire our players. Maxis is a place where you can do what you love and help others grow while doing it; a place where your unique voice can be heard and seen. We put creativity and inclusivity at the core of our work and don't settle for seeing the world only as it is, but strive to build a world as it could be.

Teams are building the next generation game and creative platform, and reimagining The Sims that players know and love with even more new ways to play. We're excited you're interested to learn more about how you can join our team and dream big.

As a Client Software Engineer on The Sims 4, your job will be to develop user-facing content for The Sims 4.

You will report into a studio Development Director.

Job Responsibilities:

You will improve the game’s memory consumption by increasing the efficiency of the existing solutions, introducing more efficient solutions and technologies, or taking advantage of platform-specific capabilities when possible.
You will maintain and enhance game performance measurement and profiling tools.
You will support the scalability of the game client memory to support the growing set of features and content for The Sims.
You will write technical design documents detailing software requirements.

Qualifications:

Bachelor/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.
7+ years experience in a hands-on development role.
Demonstrate technical abilities with projects implemented in C++.
Experience with Windows platform and development tools (e.g. Visual Studio or other programming IDEs).
Experience optimizing existing game code to be more performant.

Pluses:

Previous engineering experience overseeing a major system on a AAA title.
Demonstrate experience working in large data-driven games or applications.
Experience developing for large-scale live products.
Experience using static and performance analysis tools, automated testing, unit testing, and configuration management processes.
Knowledge of UI technologies such as Scaleform, ActionScript 3, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or familiarity with Flash.

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). BASE SALARY RANGES

British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria)
- $133,400 - $193,200 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 The Company

Maxis, creators of the ever-expanding Sims world, is an EA studio where a diverse collection of creatives make games that inspire players across the globe. We have offices in Redwood City, CA, Austin, TX, and Kitchener, ON, as well as team members based across the US and Europe.

Maxis is a place for people who see building games as a unique opportunity to change hearts and minds by giving players the chance to create their own unique experiences. Members of our team are working toward a better world not only through our games, but through employee resource groups and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council.

We support each other so we can be authentic. We foster connectedness so we can collaborate. We respect boundaries to build an environment that’s safe, creative, and ideal for tinkering. We’re on the lookout for diverse, innovative thinkers who want to make a positive impact on the world.