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Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada 
Role ID
214238
Worker Type
Regular Employee
Studio/Department
CT - Frostbite
Work Model
Hybrid

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.

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Frostbite is EA's proprietary game engine, powering many of our leading titles across EA SPORTS, Battlefield, and more. We develop shared tools and technologies that connect and empower creators throughout EA. On Frostbite, you'll collaborate with accomplished teams and contribute to the foundation that enables the creation of immersive, high-quality games for players worldwide.

 

We are looking for a hybrid remote/in-office Senior Software Developer to join our Rendering team and help shape the future of graphics for our EA titles. You and your team will work with our game teams to understand their rendering needs, ensuring the Frostbite engine empowers their success and amplifies their creative visions. Reporting to the Manager of Engine Development, you will work on Frostbite's pipeline and runtime architecture for textures, meshes, shaders and more.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Develop high-performance rendering systems for multiple AAA games
  • Collaborate with game teams from design through implementation and optimization
  • Align with broader Frostbite Rendering team to ensure cohesive architecture
  • Optimize solutions on multiple platforms to ensure CPU, GPU, and memory performance
  • Remain up-to-date with the latest hardware and domain advancements in real-time rendering
  • Help enhance artist workflows to increase the content creation quality and efficiency

 

Qualifications:

  • 7+ years experience with C++ for real-time rendering
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with low-level render systems such as rendering pipelines, mesh and shader systems, runtime systems
  • Experience defining rendering pipeline architecture, including integrating rendering systems with modern art content pipelines
  • Experience working in rendering for multiple shipped AAA titles on current-generation consoles (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC)
  • Significant experience with modern graphics APIs (e.g. DX12, Vulkan, Metal)
  • Shader programming (HLSL/GLSL)
  • Strong knowledge of modern CPU/GPU hardware architectures
  • Significant experience with CPU and GPU profiling tools (e.g. Pix, Razor, Superluminal, Vtune)
  • Deep understanding of memory management and multi-threading with related debugging and optimization experience
  • Prepared to tackle hard to reproduce bugs and find creative ways to reproduce and debug them
  • Mentors and supports engineers within the team and delivers hands‑on support to game teams.

 

Nice to have:

  • GPU-driven Rendering (e.g. bindless, meshlets)
  • Experience with scalability/performance across platforms
  • Experience building engine-level systems/tools
  • Familiarity with ISA, x86, arm, RDNA2, GCN etc

 

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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.
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