Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Ventures Group:

The future of entertainment is interactive, and our Ventures Group plays an important role in this future by building content, culture, and community that take us Beyond Gaming. We empower audiences to Play, Create, Watch, and Connect across our amazing franchises and experiences, including The Sims, Madden NFL, EA SPORTS FC, Apex Legends, and Battlefield. We’re a multi-functional group, with world-class expertise in building fandom, driving interactive storytelling, and positioning our franchises at the center of the broader entertainment ecosystem.

Project Air:

Project Air is a new kind of mobile platform — part creative stage, part storytelling tool, part social experience — powered by AI and real-time interaction. We're building a space where people don't just watch or post — they create, perform, and co-invent new characters, stories, and worlds. It's expressive, emotional, and deeply interactive.

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Senior Engineering Manager to lead our high-performing iOS team. The ideal candidate is a passionate and effective leader with a strong technical background in iOS development and a keen eye for product and user experience. You will be responsible for guiding the team to build a visually stunning, highly responsive, and technically excellent application. You will be instrumental in shaping the team's culture, driving technical strategy, and collaborating with cross-functional leaders to deliver an exceptional product. If you are passionate about building and leading teams that create beautiful, intuitive mobile products, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a world-class team of iOS engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

• Drive the technical vision, architecture, roadmap and execution for the iOS platform, ensuring alignment with product goals and long-term strategy.

• Collaborate closely with product management, design, and other engineering leaders to define requirements, prioritize features, and deliver compelling mobile experiences.

• Oversee the end-to-end development lifecycle, from planning and design through to release and maintenance, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality software.

• Champion and enforce best practices for code quality, testing, and performance, ensuring our application is robust, scalable, and maintainable.

• Manage project execution, setting clear goals, managing resources effectively, and removing obstacles for your team.

• Maintain a deep understanding of the technology stack and stay current with the latest advancements in the iOS ecosystem to guide technical decisions.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in software development, with a focus on mobile applications.

• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in an engineering leadership role (Manager, Team Lead, or similar), directly managing a team of engineers.

• Strong technical background with hands-on experience developing native iOS applications using Swift, UIKit, and SwiftUI.

• Proven track record of shipping high-quality, consumer-facing iOS applications with a strong focus on UI/UX and performance.

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical architecture and design discussions and to drive technical decision-making.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a team.

• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and a deep understanding of the full mobile development lifecycle.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically and execute methodically.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing remote or distributed engineering teams.

• Experience with Core Animation, Metal, or other graphics-intensive frameworks.

• Familiarity with Objective-C, C, or C++.

• Experience with performance profiling and optimization tools (e.g., Instruments).

• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for mobile apps.

• Experience building social media mobile applications

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.