Build Reliability Engineer

Electronic Arts Limited; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in Guildford is seeking a skilled Build Reliability Engineer to ensure reliable game builds for development and playtesting. The ideal candidate should have experience in team management, knowledge of C# and CI solutions, and familiarity with debugging across projects. This hybrid role will involve collaboration with diverse teams across multiple studios, ensuring a stable environment for developers. The company offers a supportive culture with a focus on creativity and collaboration.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage

Mental well-being support

Flexible time off

Complimentary games

Qualifications

• Experience leading developers and managing a team.
• Knowledge of build systems and CI solutions.
• Ability to communicate across departments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure reliable builds for development and playtesting.
• Promote technical solutions to recurring issues.
• Help build tools to improve workflows.
• Debug and diagnose issues across projects.
• Ensure stability for game developers.

Skills

C#

CI solutions

Debugging

C++

Azure

JavaScript

Jenkins

Team management

Tools

Perforce

Build systems

Job description

General Information

Locations: Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom

Role ID 210339

Worker Type: Regular Employee

Studio/Department: EA Studios - Criterion Games

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.

Battlefield

Battlefield is a storied franchise renowned for uncompromising combat gameplay for over two decades. 100 million players and 5 billion hours played later, the Battlefield team is looking to define the future of the first-person shooter. Comprised of 4 world-class studios across Criterion, DICE, Motive and Ripple Effect – all powered by the Foundational Tech team – what's forming on the horizon is a connected Battlefield universe filled with immersive experiences built on our unique DNA.

Criterion

At Criterion Games we cherish our rich, award-winning, history of crafting quality games with joy and passion. You’ll find us playing, creating, breathing, and talking games. As we look to the future, we're excited to continue innovating and being part of building the future of Battlefield. We believe that healthy and engaged teams are the key to building great games, so we place enormous value on collaboration, fresh ideas, and diverse perspectives. Criterion is a place where you can unleash your creativity and be part of something extraordinary. Your unique input is welcome here! We’re all‑in on the future and our most ambitious Battlefield yet. Want to be part of something special? Read on.

Build Reliability Engineer

As a Build Reliability Engineer, you will work at our Guildford office on a hybrid basis and report to the Criterion Head of Technology. You will also work with our build systems team based in North America.

Responsibilities

• You will help us ensure that the game team has reliable builds for development and playtesting
• Promote solutions to technical problems to close recurrent problems encountered by the dev team
• Help Build tools to help improve workflows
• Debug and diagnose issues across projects and code branches
• Work with engineers, production, technical directors, and QA from multiple studios and cultures across time zones to ensure development stability
• Ensure a stable environment for game developers in a multiple stream development environment

Qualifications

• Previous experience leading developers and managing a team, performing 1-2-1's and being part of performance evaluation
• Knowledge of C# and CI solutions, perforce and build systems
• Experience analysing and debugging the source of an issue across projects and branches
• Comfortable relaying information across diverse departments including Production, QA, and leadership teams on build status and known issues; including across time zones
• Satisfactory knowledge of C++
• Familiarity with Azure, JavaScript, and Jenkins would be beneficial

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.