Tools Developer (Apex Legends)

Electronic Arts; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 166,000 - 249,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation 3 weeks

Sick time 10 days

Health/dental/vision coverage

Retirement plan

EI/QPIP top-up

Job summary

Electronic Arts in Vancouver, BC, Montreal, QC, or Chatsworth, CA is seeking a Tools Developer for Apex Legends. The role focuses on building and maintaining editors, compilers, previewers, and other tools for content teams, with hybrid work (3 days onsite per week).

You’ll work with cross-functional teams to optimize asset workflows, extend pipelines, and reduce technical debt while delivering high-quality tooling for a flagship title.

Qualifications

• Excellent C++ and 3D math skills.
• 5+ years of experience building editors, systems and engines for game development, with shipped projects.
• Strong experience with level design, art, animation and other content workflows.
• Familiarity with commercial and proprietary game engines and their toolchains.
• Well-versed in software development principles and performance optimization techniques.
• Experience with UI frameworks and UX best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain editors, compilers, previewers, debuggers and other tools used by our content teams.
• Partner with developers, technical artists and content teams to define and streamline end-to-end asset creation workflows.
• Maintain and extend content compilation pipelines, including data validation, baking and packaging for runtime use.
• Fix bugs and reduce technical debt across the content authoring tools suite.
• Diagnose and resolve issues reported by our content creators and dev support team, unblocking their day-to-day work.
• Translate feedback from our content creators into high-quality tool improvements.
• Break down ambiguous development problems in tools into scoped plans, identifying dependencies, risks and relevant tasks.
• Use telemetry and user feedback to prioritize development work and measure the impact of delivered changes.
• Propose and lead initiatives that improve the team's tools architecture and development practices.

Skills

C++

3D math

Editor development

Large codebases

UI frameworks

Tooling

Tools

Graphics APIs

C#

Python

DCC tools

Job description

• California
• United States of America

Role ID

216105

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

Work Model

Hybrid

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Job Title: Tools Developer (Apex Legends)

Location: Vancouver, BC, Chatsworth, CA or Montreal, QC

Work Model: Hybrid (3 days onsite/week)

Job Title: Tools Developer (Apex Legends)

Location: Vancouver, BC, Chatsworth, CA or Montreal, QC

Work Model: Hybrid (3 days onsite/week)

Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty franchise, Respawn was

created with the philosophy that when accomplished people have creative freedom, they'll

make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. From our roots as an indie studio

to joining the roster of studios at Electronic Arts, this remains our guiding principle. We love

what we do and want to share our passion with players worldwide. Our shipped titles

include critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star

Wars™ Jedi series and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. Join us for the opportunity to

create groundbreaking games with some of the best developer talent in the industry.

Respawn is looking for a Tools Developer who is passionate about developing world-class

tools for Apex Legends, our flagship game! You will have the chance to improve, optimize,

support, and develop new features for our content authoring tools.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build and maintain editors, compilers, previewers, debuggers and other tools used by our content teams.
• Partner with developers, technical artists and content teams to define and streamline end-to-end asset creation workflows.
• Maintain and extend content compilation pipelines, including data validation, baking and packaging for runtime use.
• Fix bugs and reduce technical debt across the content authoring tools suite.
• Diagnose and resolve issues reported by our content creators and dev support team, unblocking their day-to-day work.
• Translate feedback from our content creators into high-quality tool improvements.
• Break down ambiguous development problems in tools into scoped plans, identifying dependencies, risks and relevant tasks.
• Use telemetry and user feedback to prioritize development work and measure the impact of delivered changes.
• Propose and lead initiatives that improve the team's tools architecture and development practices.

What we're looking for

• Excellent C++ and 3D math skills.
• 5+ years of experience building editors, systems and engines for game development, having shipped game projects with large, mature codebases.
• Strong experience with level design, art, animation and other content workflows in a
• – Familiarity with commercial and proprietary game engines and their toolchains.
• Well-versed in software development principles and contemporary standards, with solid knowledge of performance optimization techniques and design patterns used in user-facing applications and game development.
• Experience with UI frameworks and an eye for UX best practices.
• A humble, service-minded subject matter expert who enjoys being the go-to person for internal customers and solving issues for them.

Bonus

• Experience working with graphics APIs.
• Experience building tools in C# and Python.
• Experience working with DCC tools

Pay Transparency - North America

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

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

Benefits - United States

In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and other incentive programs.

• paid time off (3 weeks per year to start)
• 80 hours per year of sick time
• 16 paid company holidays per year
• 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby
• medical/dental/vision insurance
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• 401(k)

Benefits - Canada

In Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and other incentive programs.

• vacation (3 weeks per year to start)
• 10 days per year of sick time
• paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave)
• extended health/dental/vision coverage
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• retirement plan

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.

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.