Software Engineer – DevOps & Perforce (Game Creation)

Join one of EA’s most critical teams supporting development for AAA games like Battlefield, FC, and Madden. Reporting to an engineering manager, you’ll help manage hundreds of Linux-based servers across 20+ environments and support a custom-built .NET application that powers Perforce infrastructure at scale.

You’ll contribute across source control architecture, automation, CI/CD, hybrid infrastructure, user support, and log analysis. This role supports game teams directly, providing responsive service to developers, artists, and tools teams working on EA’s biggest franchises.

What You’ll Do

• Administer and scale Perforce Helix Core (commit/edge servers, replication, streams)

• Troubleshoot syncs, changelists, stream access, queues, and replication delays

• Support users of all technical levels with source control issues (p4 sync, p4 unlock, etc.)

• Analyze Perforce logs and infrastructure telemetry to resolve system issues

• Tune and maintain Linux servers across VM, bare metal, and cloud environments

• Automate systems using Ansible or similar tools (Terraform optional)

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines for both internal tooling and game teams

• Build dashboards and alerts with KQL, Grafana, or similar observability tools

• Extend and maintain the .NET-based Perforce management application

Requirements

• 5+ years of Linux (tuning, mounting, troubleshooting, scripting)

• 3+ years of DevOps automation with tools like Ansible, Terraform, or similar

• 3+ years with client-server source control systems (e.g., Perforce, ClearCase); Perforce preferred

• Strong understanding of source control commands and workflows(p4 sync, changelists, streams, queues)

• Experience analyzing logs and resolving infrastructure-level issues

• Familiarity with VM, bare metal, and cloud infrastructure in scaled environments

• 2+ years of .NET full stack (C#, ASP.NET, HTML/JavaScript)

• Experience with CI/CD pipeline systems

• Proficiency with monitoring tools such as KQL, Grafana, or equivalent

• Must work PST hours

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs). 

PAY RANGES

In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.