Développeur Logiciel en fiabilité de systemes de Build 3 - Battlefield / Build Reliability Soft[...]

Electronic Arts; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading video game company in Montreal is looking for a Build Engineer to join the Battlefield team. This role involves improving development workflows, assisting code and content developers, and ensuring efficient production pipelines. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience, along with strong skills in C/C++, CI/CD, and debugging for game development. The position offers various health benefits and a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement savings plan with company match

Paid time off and family leaves

Mental well-being support and employee assistance program

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant video games experience for the role.
• Experience analyzing and debugging the source of an issue across projects and branches.

Responsibilities

• Conduct root cause analysis for issues, proposing effective mitigation strategies.
• Assist game code and content developers in debugging and optimizing bottlenecks.
• Review technical design documents to identify potential pitfalls.
• Improve the submission process and automation pipeline for the team.

Skills

C/C++

CI/CD

Perforce

large-scale build systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Job description

Build Programmer – Battlefield Long Range Tech

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.

Battlefield is a storied franchise renowned for uncompromising combat gameplay for over two decades. 100 million players and 5 billion hours played later, the Battlefield team is looking to define the future of the first‑person shooter. Composed of world‑class studios across Criterion, DICE, Motive, and Ripple Effect – all powered by the Foundational Tech team – we are building a connected Battlefield universe filled with immersive experiences.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Build Engineer to join the LTR (Long Range Tech) team on Battlefield. You will work with developers across the entire production pipeline, such as developers, production, designers and artists, to ensure our game and development workflows are solid and performant.

Your work will have a long term impact on the players experience across multiple projects and activities within the Battlefield franchise.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct root cause analysis for issues, proposing effective mitigation strategies and solutions for the short and long term.
• Assist game code and content developers in debugging and optimizing bottlenecks found during testing.
• Review technical design documents to identify potential pitfalls and recommend alternative implementations.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing, tooling or workflows for better triaging, reporting, and analysis of issues.
• Adapt and evolve the current toolset to address new features or problem spaces.
• Improve the submission process and automation pipeline for the build engineering team, ensuring developers are unblocked and able to deliver at their best.
• Collaborate with the other build engineers and BF partners, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.

Who You Are

• A technical leader with a deep engineering background and experience shipping AAA titles, ideally in multiplayer or live service environments.
• Skilled in C/C++, CI/CD, Perforce, and large‑scale build systems.
• Experienced in managing large codebases and multiple development branches.
• Adept at collaborating across multiple studios, time zones, and disciplines.
• Passionate about collaborating with BF partners for continuous improvement of processes.
• Ability to understand and drive root causes and provide long‑term solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
• 4+ years of relevant video games experience for the role.
• Knowledge of C# and CI solutions, Perforce and build systems.
• Experience analyzing and debugging the source of an issue across projects and branches.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement savings plan with company match.
• Paid time off, family leaves, and complimentary games.
• Mental well‑being support and employee assistance program.

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.