Electronic Arts

The EA Digital Platform (EADP) group is the core powering the global EA ecosystem. We provide the foundation for all of EA’s incredible games and player experiences with high-level platforms like Cloud, Commerce, Data and AI, Gameplay Services, Identity and Social. By providing reusable capabilities that game teams can easily integrate into their work, we let them focus on making some of the best games in the world and creating meaningful relationships with our players. We’re behind the curtain, making it all work together. Come power the future of play with us.

The Challenge Ahead

As a Software Engineer III, you will play a critical role in the Integrated Content team -- at the center of EA's User-Generated Experiences (UGX) technology -- and will report to the Senior Engineering Manager.

This role may be hybrid or remote, based in any of the following Canadian provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, or Ontario.

Responsibilities:

• You will develop scalable and resilient search systems.
• You will implement search features such as full-text search, faceted search, and auto-complete.
• You will optimize search relevance and ranking through tuning and query design.
• You will implement security best practices, including authentication and authorization, for search platforms.
• You will participate in debugging, troubleshooting, and resolving live incidents related to search functionality.
• You will support automated testing and CI/CD efforts to improve reliability.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional experience in backend services development
• Proficiency with Search technologies, including OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, with hands-on experience designing and optimizing a production search implementation
• Experience with Scala or Java
• Experience with indexing strategies, search ranking, and relevancy tuning
• Experience deploying and maintaining services on cloud infrastructure (AWS, EKS, OpenSearch, and Terraform)
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines for efficient deployment

Bonus: 

• Experience working with Flink or similar streaming platforms