Electronic Arts

EA Ventures Innovation – Software Engineer III

About the Team

The Ventures Innovation team at Electronic Arts is dedicated to exploring new opportunities beyond the bounds of traditional gaming; specifically new opportunities across the rapidly evolving industry as well as disruptive forms of sports entertainment. 

As part of the Experiences organization, we are a forward-thinking team of innovators, strategists, creatives, engineers, and statisticians. Together, we incubate disruptive products, features, and capabilities that sit outside EA’s core gaming experiences, breaking new ground in interactive experiences and sports entertainment.

The Role

We want you to join us. We’re hiring a Software Engineer III. This role is part of the EA Ventures Innovation organization and reports to the Senior Manager of Engineering. Your mission: Harness the latest technology to build the future of interactive entertainment.

Your Responsibilities:

• Develop technical proof of concepts of new product ideas, services, and/or systems to expand the player experience beyond our games

• Provide technical expertise for new prototypes and experiments

• Research new technologies that can improve EA’s player experience

• Build and test homegrown solutions; evaluate vendor solutions to drive proper Buy vs. Build decisions on new technology

• Create technical architecture designs for new ideas

• Manage the Ventures Innovation tech stack (External cloud providers like AWS)

• Work with cross-functional innovation team (designers, coders, product managers, and data scientists) to rapidly build new product concepts in agile environment

• Document technical findings and requirements for learning and handoff

• Mentor junior engineers in engineering best practices through code reviews and pair programming

• Help manage the SDLC by coordinating development efforts across the team

Candidates should be:

• Intellectually curious: Has a naturally curious mind and a desire to frame and solve business problems; actively seeks out best-in-class capabilities.

• Critical thinker: Strong quantitative and qualitative skills; ability to go beyond surface-level information to inform actionable recommendations.

• Collaborative: Works well in a collaborative team environment across engineers, product designers, marketers, and functional experts

• Self-starter: A self-motivated individual who can take limited direction and produce tangible results; proactively develops out-of-the-box solutions with the available tools and resources.

• Technology-forward: Has an interest in technology and knows the relevant platforms and models; Strong understanding of emerging technology trends.

• Communication: Clear and persuasive oral and written communication skills; an active listener and concise presenter.

• Positive attitude: Can-do attitude; finds the bright side of even stressful situations and is willing to learn from them.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in technology or computer science fields

• 5+ years of programming experience

• Full stack programming skills (HTML5, CSS/SASS, C#, NodeJS, React/Vue, SQL)

• Experience developing mobile applications on iOS and Android platforms (Swift / SwiftUI, Kotlin / Jetpack)

• Experience designing and developing proof of concepts and prototypes

• Talent for taking abstract and theoretical ideas and converting them into clear, actionable code

• Experience with open-source software (MySQL, Linux, etc.)

• Experience building scalable products on the cloud (AWS knowledge a big benefit)

• Experience in SQL and NoSQL databases

• Knowledge with Docker & Kubernetes, Gitlab CI/CD & Jenkins

• Experience working in Agile development methodologies

• Experience working in a distributed global team

• A knack for toying with new and emerging technologies (AI/Chatbots, Machine Learning, GenAI, Image detection, Text Analytics, etc.)

• Ability to communicate effectively with business owners and technical architects/developers

• General interest in gaming / the gaming industry