Apex Legends Gameplay Engineer — Live Ops Pro

Electronic Arts; Unincorporated Chatsworth (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Sick time

Company holidays

Parental leave

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Electronic Arts in Los Angeles, CA, is seeking an experienced Gameplay Engineer to help build and support live-service multiplayer gameplay features. You will collaborate with designers and cross-disciplinary teams to prototype, implement, and polish player-facing systems for reliability and performance.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of gameplay software development experience, strong C++/C skills, and a degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development on gameplay teams.
• Experience with Live Service video game titles.
• Experience with large codebases, performance budgets, and optimization.
• Advanced C/C++ skills and a relevant degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop, prototype, iterate, and polish gameplay features for a live-service multiplayer game.
• Collaborate with designers to implement and refine player-facing systems, weapons, and modes.
• Ensure reliability, performance, and maintainability across the codebase.
• Review designs, mentor engineers, and maintain high engineering standards.

Skills

C++/C

Live Service experience

Gameplay engineering

Software development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Job description

Electronic Arts in Los Angeles, CA, is seeking an experienced Gameplay Engineer to help build and support live-service multiplayer gameplay features. You will collaborate with designers and cross-disciplinary teams to prototype, implement, and polish player-facing systems for reliability and performance.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of gameplay software development experience, strong C++/C skills, and a degree in Computer Science or equivalent.