Software Engineer - Backend

Electronic Arts; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Software Engineer II for the FC Mobile team. This role involves developing high-performance backend systems that support real-time gameplay for millions of players. The successful candidate will have at least 4 years of experience with NodeJS and must possess strong debugging skills. The role is hybrid, offering exciting opportunities for collaboration in a dynamic work environment that values creativity and technical excellence.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage

Mental well-being support

Paid time off

Complimentary games

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience with NodeJS or related stack and strong debugging skills.
• Production experience with complex NodeJS systems using Typescript.
• Excellent communication skills in English or Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain complex backend systems ensuring scalability and performance.
• Collaborate on feature development and security best practices.
• Conduct testing including beta and acceptance testing.

Skills

NodeJS

Typescript

Debugging

API communication

English

Chinese

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Job description

211786

Regular Employee

EA China Studio

Hybrid

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.

About FC Mobile

EA SPORTS™ FC Mobile is the world’s most played football game on mobile, connecting millions of players across the globe. The Kuala Lumpur EA FC Mobile Team is part of our global development organization and is now expanding to take on new challenges and opportunities. We value creativity, collaboration, and technical excellence — believing that great games are built by empowered teams who innovate, share ideas, and learn from one another.

Role Overview

As a Software Engineer II on the FC Mobile team, you’ll help shape the foundation that powers the world’s most popular mobile football experience. You’ll design and build large-scale, high-performance backend systems that enable real-time gameplay and live features for millions of players. You’ll work closely with designers, engineers, testers, and product owners to deliver reliable and scalable features. This role reports to the Lead Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Develop & maintain complex backend systems ensuring scalability, performance, and reliable features for worldwide gamers, while adhering to standard best practices.
• Collaborate with team members to complete feature development while conducting backend, deployment pipelines, and backend security best practices.
• Work with QV testers to find defects and conduct in-game testing, public beta testing, and acceptance testing of the official release version.
• Responsible for upkeeping live service KPIs to ensure minimal downtime and stable live operations.
• Understand and align coding to security and data standards to ensure code quality and integrity is well-maintained.
• Ensure that code written is unit tested and well documented.
• Assist the lead engineer in creating technical specifications and software architecture documents.
• Communicate with superiors promptly about the progress and risks of the project.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of NodeJS or related stack with strong debugging skills.
• Production experience with complex NodeJS systems using Typescript and understanding API communication with multiple backend systems.
• Excellent in English or Chinese.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.

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.