Experienced UI Software Engineer - American Football (1 year temp)

EA SPORTS; Victoria; Hybrid; CAD 96,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent gaming company in Victoria, BC is seeking an experienced UI Software Engineer to join their team. This role requires a strong background in C++ and UI architecture, focusing on creating accessible and engaging game-client interfaces. As part of a collaborative environment, you will work closely with designers and engineers to enhance player experiences. The position offers a competitive salary and good benefits package.

Benefits

3 weeks vacation per year

Extended health, dental, and vision coverage

Paid sick time

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience with strongly typed, OOP programming languages; C++ preferred.
• 5+ years of experience with Box Model UI Architecture.
• Understanding of UI asset pipelines and game development patterns.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with designers, artists, and engineers on game-client UI.
• Implement end-to-end UI functionality, ensuring seamless player interactions.
• Design, maintain, and debug performant UI code.

Skills

C++ programming

Object-oriented design

Collaboration

UI/UX design knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

.NET Xaml

Unity UI Toolkit

Unreal Blueprint

Job description

Overview

Experienced UI Software Engineer - American Football (1 year temp)

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This role will require a hybrid onsite presence in Victoria BC or Orlando, FL

Your Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with designers, artists, and engineers to implement and refine game-client UI screens and workflows that are accessible and engaging for a passionate audience
• Help define, architect, and implement end-to-end UI functionality, working with service and game client engineers to ensure seamless player interactions
• Lay out and build dynamic, responsive screens and reusable components, with attention to ease of navigation and player experience
• Partner with UI / UX design to iterate on and polish player-facing features, ensuring accessibility and ease of use
• Contribute to and improve team best practices, processes, and tools, helping foster a health and supportive development environment
• Design, maintain, and debug performant UI code, including profiling and optimization for multiple platforms
• Build and maintain tools and reusable UI technologies to accelerate development and empower content creators

Your Qualifications

• 3+ years experience with strongly typed, OOP, programming languages; C++ preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience.
• 5+ years of Experience with a Box Model UI Architecture such as : .NET Xaml, HTML Flexbox, Unity UI Toolkit, UMG (Unreal Motion Graphics UI Designer), XUL.
• Strong foundation in object-oriented design, good engineering practices, and working within an iterative, collaborative development process
• Familiarity with runtime performance, memory management, and optimization techniques
• Understanding of UI asset pipelines, game development patterns, and best practices
• Experience with visuals scripting tools such as Unreal Blueprint or Unity Visual Scripting Graph
• A desire to improve your skill set and help your teammates grow theirs; we succeed together.

Bonus

• Working knowledge of design tools like Adobe Creative Suite or Figma, and comfort collaborating directly with UI / UX designers
• Passion for building inclusive, accessible player experience – and for bringing people together through games
• Experience working on a live service or MMO-style game and navigating their unique UI challenges

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)
• 96,400 - $133,900 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, and extended health / dental / vision coverage and basic life insurance.

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.

Equal Opportunity

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.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 1 month ago