Backend Software Engineer - Game Server Hosting

Electronic Arts; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Backend Software Engineer, where you'll enhance game server platforms and contribute to the launch of online games. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge cloud technology and collaborate with top industry partners. If you're passionate about creating next-level entertainment experiences and thrive in a creative environment, this remote position is perfect for you. Become part of a team where your ideas matter and help shape the future of gaming.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on software development experience.
• Experience with public cloud providers like AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new product features and improve existing functionality.
• Integrate and contribute to the backend API layer of the game server platform.

Skills

Software Development

Cloud Services (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Job description

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.

EA's Production Infrastructure & Engineering (PI&E) organization provides the essential platforms and infrastructure hosting solutions that power EA's live services. Our charter is to make EA's games and services available to all players anytime and anywhere. We focus on the high availability of infrastructure and services, aiming to help developers to experiment and build new games quickly, using workflows that promote rapid development in the cloud. In all of this, we focus on being there for players where and when they want to play.

The Game Server Hosting organization builds the critical, cloud-native game server infrastructure and studio-facing tooling that underpins EA's current and future generations of multiplayer games.

As a Backend Software Engineer, you will work across our portfolio of backend services and infrastructure to enhance our game server platform. You will report to the Sr. Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement new product features and improve existing functionality.
• Integrate and contribute to the backend API layer of the game server platform.
• Collaborate with Product & Program Managers to ensure clarity and understanding of features and priorities.
• Work directly with divisional and game studio partners to understand priorities and requirements while contributing to releasing games to market.
• Contribute to the successful launch of online games from some of the industry's top franchises.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years hands-on commercial software development experience
• Experience with public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience building & orchestrating containers using Docker and Kubernetes

This is a remote position.