Senior Gameplay Software Engineer – Hybrid (Redwood/Montreal/Vancouver)

Electronic Arts; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 199,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly hybrid model

Job summary

Electronic Arts in North America seeks a Senior Software Developer to design and implement engaging gameplay features across multiple studios. You will collaborate with product leaders, gameplay designers, developers, and researchers to bring ideas to life, architect new experiences, and influence requirements through playtests and reviews.

This hybrid role allows onsite three days a week in Redwood City, Montreal, or Vancouver, reporting to the Technical Director.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience in AAA game engines.
• Experience with large C++ codebases.
• Experience implementing or designing gameplay features.
• Proficiency across gameplay domains (character, camera, controls, UI, etc.).
• Experience with design tools such as Miro and Figma.
• CI/CD and version control experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain performant, engaging gameplay features.
• Align feature implementations with core engine architecture and technical strategy.
• Refine user journey requirements with strong engineering and gameplay guidance.
• Implement telemetry and analytics integrations for feature visibility and tracking.
• Contribute to engine, content, agentic, and research initiatives to build scalable solutions.
• Identify gameplay technical risks, blockers, and architecture pitfalls, providing clear mitigation plans.
• Create wireframes and automated test suites for gameplay systems.

Skills

AAA engines

C++

Gameplay features

Codebase navigation

Cross-team collaboration

Miro

Figma

CI/CD tools

Git

Perforce

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab

Perforce

Git

Job description

Electronic Arts in North America seeks a Senior Software Developer to design and implement engaging gameplay features across multiple studios. You will collaborate with product leaders, gameplay designers, developers, and researchers to bring ideas to life, architect new experiences, and influence requirements through playtests and reviews.

This hybrid role allows onsite three days a week in Redwood City, Montreal, or Vancouver, reporting to the Technical Director.