The EA SPORTS UFC franchise delivers the spectacle, strategy, and intensity of MMA to tens of millions of players around the world. Our Vancouver-based team is pushing the boundaries of interactive combat—crafting fluid, expressive, responsive gameplay that feels both fun and deeply authentic.

As a Senior Gameplay Engineer, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of the world’s premier fighting game experience. This is a rare opportunity to blend technical excellence, creative problem solving, and collaborative design to bring true-to-life MMA combat to players everywhere.

If you’re excited about building innovative gameplay systems, iterating with world-class designers, and crafting unforgettable player experiences, this is the role for you.

You will be working on a hybrid model, 3 days a week out of our EAV Studio in Burnaby, British Columbia.

Your Impact

Gameplay engineers on EA SPORTS UFC are empowered creators. As a senior member of the team, you’ll play a direct role in shaping how millions of players experience MMA.

Co-Create the Core Player Experience

• Partner closely with designers, animators, AI engineers, and product leaders to brainstorm, prototype, and refine new gameplay mechanics.

• Help define the feel and responsiveness of combat—from striking and grappling to footwork, timing, reactions, and player intent.

Design & Build High-Quality Gameplay Systems

• Architect and implement gameplay systems that deliver authentic, dynamic, and expressive MMA experiences.

• Own systems end-to-end, from concept through shipping, ensuring clear design, technical robustness, and strong cross-platform performance.

Prototype, Explore, and Innovate

• Rapidly prototype and test new combat ideas, iterating based on player feel, internal feedback, and creative direction.

• Explore new technical approaches across animation, physics, and game AI to elevate immersion and player control.

Collaborate and Elevate the Team

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to best practices, code quality, and gameplay-focused technical strategy.

• Work fluidly across disciplines to ensure gameplay features integrate cleanly with audio, presentation, rendering, online, modes, and tools.

Deliver World-Class Performance

• Ensure gameplay systems remain fast, responsive, and scalable across all supported platforms.

Your Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in gameplay programming or game development engineering.

• Strong proficiency in C++ and real-time game engine programming.

• Proven experience designing or implementing gameplay systems, such as combat mechanics, character control, AI decision-making, animation-driven gameplay, or physics-based interactions.

• A collaborative mindset with the ability to work deeply with design and creative partners, turning ideas into polished, shippable experiences.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to break down complex gameplay challenges into executable plans.

Bonus / Preferred

• Experience working on a fighting game, action game, or sports title with authentic simulation requirements.

• Exposure to or interest in machine learning techniques applied to AI or animation systems.

• Familiarity with animation pipelines, motion matching, physics simulation, or AI behavior trees.

Why Join Us

As part of the UFC Gameplay team, you’ll:

• Shape authentic MMA gameplay enjoyed by tens of millions of players worldwide.

• Work across a wide range of systems, including combat mechanics, animation, AI, physics, input responsiveness, and performance optimization.

• Influence design direction and contribute creatively, not just technically.

• Join a studio culture that values experimentation, iteration, and innovation.

• Grow both your technical and creative career within one of EA SPORTS’ most ambitious franchises.