Backend Software Engineer Intern — Java & Kubernetes

Electronic Arts; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 36,000 - 51,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Paid internship

Mentorship program

Job summary

Electronic Arts invites a Software Engineer Intern to join the EA Digital Platform—Gameplay Services in Vancouver. You’ll contribute to backend services, working with Java, Spring Boot, gRPC, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Kubernetes on a hybrid team.

As an intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience with production services, participate in code reviews, and collaborate across EA game teams. Applicants must be enrolled in a Canada-based program and be available for a 16-week summer internship in 2026.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend features using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build and evolve service interfaces using gRPC and Protocol Buffers.
• Work with PostgreSQL and Redis to store, retrieve, and process player statistics and leaderboard data.
• Develop and run services in a Kubernetes-based environment.
• Write production-quality code along with unit and integration tests.
• Investigate and debug issues using logs, metrics, traces, and other observability tools.
• Learn how we design and optimize distributed systems for performance, scalability, reliability, and availability.
• Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions with experienced engineers.
• Collaborate with engineers across Gameplay Services and EA game teams.
• Participate in the team’s sprint cycle, including stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, demos, and retrospectives.
• Own a well-scoped engineering project or feature from design and implementation through testing and delivery.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

gRPC

PostgreSQL

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spring Boot

GRPC

PostgreSQL

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Electronic Arts invites a Software Engineer Intern to join the EA Digital Platform—Gameplay Services in Vancouver. You’ll contribute to backend services, working with Java, Spring Boot, gRPC, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Kubernetes on a hybrid team.

As an intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience with production services, participate in code reviews, and collaborate across EA game teams. Applicants must be enrolled in a Canada-based program and be available for a 16-week summer internship in 2026.