Esports
Online Software Engineer - EA SPORTS™ NHL
Mid Level
Vancouver, Canada
hybrid
Full time
Job description
About the Role
The EA SPORTS NHL franchise, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, is composed of diverse talent dedicated to creating on-ice experiences that connect gamers around the world. The team is seeking an experienced engineer, or someone interested in expanding their knowledge in the Online area, to develop and extend features that facilitate a more connected and socially interactive game experience. Online engineers work with Designers, Artists and Engineers from other domains, and this role reports directly to the Technical Director.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop technical solutions for online game features.
- Carry out full stack development on both the game client and backend services.
- Work with Designers, Artists and Engineers from other domains.
- Work with a proprietary engine to develop stable, scalable, efficient and shareable code.
- Iterate on and design improvements to live systems and workflows.
- Work with third-party and internal software APIs.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent training and professional experience.
- 5+ years of experience in C++ software development.
- Knowledge of networking protocols, client/server, peer-to-peer and multi-threaded architectures.
- Experience with networking protocols, client/server, peer-to-peer and multi-threaded architectures.
- Experience with real-time game networking.
Workplace
- Hybrid model: 3 days a week out of the EAV Studio in Burnaby, British Columbia (Tuesday to Thursday).
- British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria).
Benefits & Perks
- 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 welcoming a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave).
- Extended health, dental and vision coverage.
- Life insurance.
- Disability insurance.
- Retirement plan for regular full-time employees.
- Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and other incentive programmes.
About the Company
EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sport through industry-leading sports video games, including Madden NFL football, EA Sports FC, NHL hockey, NBA LIVE basketball and EA SPORTS UFC.
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