Senior Combat Gameplay Engineer

Electronic Arts; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 141,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Electronic Arts in Vancouver is seeking a Senior Gameplay Engineer to shape core player combat and real-time gameplay systems for UFC titles. You will drive how punches, kicks, hits, and physics feel and respond, collaborating with designers, animators, and technical leaders to turn ambitious ideas into polished gameplay.

You will report to a Senior Gameplay Engineer and help mentor junior engineers, optimize engine performance, and push AI techniques and tools into production.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in video game development.
• Strong portfolio of shipped titles or core gameplay systems work.
• Experience developing gameplay systems such as combat mechanics, player controllers, animation trees/IK, physics, or game AI.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and refine high-performance gameplay systems including controls, combat logic, and physics.
• Collaborate with designers, animators, audio engineers, and producers to realize gameplay concepts.
• Optimize engine performance, multi-threading, memory usage, and network synchronization.
• Integrate AI techniques and automation to improve workflows and combat behavior.
• Develop developer tools, editors, and profiling utilities for designers and artists.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote coding best practices across the team.

Skills

C++

Data structures

3D math

Physics

Debugging

Memory optimization

Multi-threading

Performance profiling

Collaboration & Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

Perforce

Git

Job description

Electronic Arts in Vancouver is seeking a Senior Gameplay Engineer to shape core player combat and real-time gameplay systems for UFC titles. You will drive how punches, kicks, hits, and physics feel and respond, collaborating with designers, animators, and technical leaders to turn ambitious ideas into polished gameplay.

You will report to a Senior Gameplay Engineer and help mentor junior engineers, optimize engine performance, and push AI techniques and tools into production.