Senior Backend Software Engineer - Scalable Web Services

Electronic Arts; Redwood City (CA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Sick time

Company holidays

Parental leave

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Electronic Arts is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to collaborate across Research and Engineering to bring AI-assisted creation and scalable backend systems to a live game engine used by millions.

The role is hybrid, onsite three days weekly in Redwood City, Montreal, or Vancouver, reporting to the Director of Engineering. You will help shape backend architecture to enable reliable, secure, and scalable services for EA's global player community.

Qualifications

• 8+ years hands-on coding experience.
• Experience shipping scalable web services in a public cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Proficiency with Python and PostgreSQL.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engine developers to integrate creator-focused systems into backend architecture.
• Develop responsive, scalable web services that support millions of players.
• Blend security best practices to protect user data and prevent cheating.

Skills

8+ years coding experience

Cloud-native web services

Python

PostgreSQL

APIs design & deployment

CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab)

Performance optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

AI coding agents

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab

PostgreSQL tooling

Job description

Electronic Arts is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to collaborate across Research and Engineering to bring AI-assisted creation and scalable backend systems to a live game engine used by millions.

The role is hybrid, onsite three days weekly in Redwood City, Montreal, or Vancouver, reporting to the Director of Engineering. You will help shape backend architecture to enable reliable, secure, and scalable services for EA's global player community.