Systems Software Engineer – Immersive UFC Engine (Hybrid)

Electronic Arts; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation 3 weeks

Sick leave 10 days

Top-up EI/QPIP

Health/dental/vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Electronic Arts’ EA SPORTS UFC team in Vancouver is seeking a Systems Software Engineer to help build the engine and platform technology supporting gameplay, animation, rendering, online, front end, and tools.

You will solve performance-sensitive problems, own scoped features, and partner with UFC teams in a hybrid model, spending three days per week at our EAV Studio in Burnaby, reporting to the Senior Software Engineer.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong C++ skills and experience with large, performance-sensitive codebases.
• Understanding of memory management, multithreading, runtime performance, and platform constraints.
• Experience with game engines or real-time systems.
• Experience delivering systems end to end.
• Experience in utilizing AI-assisted development tools (e.g. coding agents) to rapid prototype, accelerate execution and automate workflows, with the ability to critically review and validate AI-generated code.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain shared engine, platform, automation, and release systems.
• Help teams design and ship features through reusable technical solutions.
• Improve performance, memory use, load times, stability, and workflows.
• Own assigned systems from implementation through testing and delivery.
• Track technical KPIs and collaborate with franchise and central technology teams.

Skills

3+ years experience

C++ proficiency

Memory management

Multithreading

Game engines

End-to-end delivery

AI-assisted development tools

Job description

Electronic Arts’ EA SPORTS UFC team in Vancouver is seeking a Systems Software Engineer to help build the engine and platform technology supporting gameplay, animation, rendering, online, front end, and tools.

You will solve performance-sensitive problems, own scoped features, and partner with UFC teams in a hybrid model, spending three days per week at our EAV Studio in Burnaby, reporting to the Senior Software Engineer.