Online Games Engineer - Live UFC Connected Experience

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation: 3 weeks per year

Sick time: 10 days per year

Health/dental/vision coverage

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Bonus potential

Job summary

EA SPORTS is seeking an Online Software Engineer for the UFC team in a hybrid Vancouver-area role. You’ll maintain and extend connected systems for matchmaking, social features, live events, progression, real-time gameplay, and cross‑platform play for hundreds of thousands of concurrent players.

The role emphasizes C++ proficiency, large-scale real-time codebases, and collaboration across client, backend, and data systems.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a software engineer developing online games or scalable online applications.
• Proficiency in C++ and comfort working in large-scale, real-time codebases.
• Experience with database technologies (SQL, NoSQL).
• Experience with networked systems: client/server models, service integration, latency considerations, and multithreaded environments.
• Familiar with source control such as Git or Perforce.
• Collaborate across diverse teams and break down complex problems into clean, maintainable solutions.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools to rapid prototype, accelerate execution and automate workflows, with ability to review AI-generated code.

Responsibilities

• Build the connected UFC experience by working across client, backend, and data systems to deliver premium live-service features.
• Maintain scalable systems to support global live service demands and ensure stability during peak player activity.
• Collaborate with designers, engineers, and production to build engaging online experiences and integrate platform services with partners.
• Refine features using live insights and explore AI-driven improvements for development workflows.

Skills

C++ proficiency

Online games/real-time apps

Database technologies

Networked systems

Git/Perforce

AI-assisted development tools

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Git

Perforce

Job description

EA SPORTS is seeking an Online Software Engineer for the UFC team in a hybrid Vancouver-area role. You’ll maintain and extend connected systems for matchmaking, social features, live events, progression, real-time gameplay, and cross‑platform play for hundreds of thousands of concurrent players.

The role emphasizes C++ proficiency, large-scale real-time codebases, and collaboration across client, backend, and data systems.