Software Engineer III

Electronic Arts; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Electronic Arts in Hyderabad seeks a Senior Platform Engineer to build and operate Kubernetes-based infrastructure supporting production services and AI/ML workloads. You will manage cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and IaC tooling, collaborating with software, ML, and data teams.

The role emphasizes reliability, observability, incident response, and automation using Python and scripting, with experience across Argo CD, Helm, Terraform, and monitoring tools.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience operating Kubernetes and containerized workloads in production environments.

Responsibilities

• You will build Kubernetes-based infrastructure supporting production services and AI/ML workloads.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

GitOps

IaC

Argo CD

Helm

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

Python

Automation

Tools

Argo CD

Helm

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

Job description

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.

The Role

Electronic Arts creates games and experiences that inspire players around the world. Within EA's GDX Team, our team builds and operates the platforms, automation, and infrastructure that help game development teams work reliably and at scale.

This role is open to engineers coming from systems engineering, DevOps, SRE, MLOps, ML platform, data platform, or cloud infrastructure backgrounds.

You will report to the Senior Manager, Software Engineering.

What You Will Do

• You will build Kubernetes-based infrastructure supporting production services and AI/ML workloads.
• You will manage cloud infrastructure, GitOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code using technologies such as Kubernetes, Argo CD, Helm, Terraform, and Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• You will support and evolve MLOps platforms such as Kubeflow and the infrastructure required for ML pipelines, evaluation workloads, and AI services.
• You will build monitoring, logging, dashboards, and alerts that improve platform observability and operational reliability.
• You will troubleshoot production issues across infrastructure, deployments, networking, configuration, certificates, secrets, and cloud services.
• You will participate in incident response, root-cause analysis, platform upgrades, and reliability improvements.
• You will automate repetitive infrastructure and operational workflows using Python, scripting, or similar tooling.
• You will partner with software, ML, data, and operations engineers to turn development workloads into reliable production services.
• You will create documentation, runbooks, and operational practices that make platforms easier for the broader team to support.

What We Are Looking For

• 8+ years of experience operating Kubernetes and containerized workloads in production environments.
• Experience with a major cloud platform such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• 5+ years of experience with CI/CD, GitOps, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Familiarity with technologies such as Argo CD, Helm, Terraform, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or equivalent tools.
• Experience using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar languages for automation.
• Manage a defined infrastructure or platform area and work through technical clarity.

Past Experiences

• Experience with Kubeflow, MLflow, Databricks, SageMaker, Azure ML, Airflow, or similar ML/data platforms.
• Experience supporting AI or machine learning workloads in production.
• Experience with Kubernetes platform administration, upgrades, or lifecycle management.
• Experience with SRE, platform engineering, DevSecOps, or globally distributed production environments.

What Success Is

You will progressively take ownership of critical platform infrastructure, improve reliability and observability, reduce manual operational work through automation, and make the environment easier for the wider team to operate and evolve.

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.