Electronic Arts

Location: Austin, TX 
Work Model: Hybrid - 3 days per week in office 
Reporting to: Senior Manager, Engineering

EA's Information Technology (EAIT) team connects our global workforce, ensuring seamless collaboration and operational efficiency. As a Full Stack Architect, you'll develop intuitive, scalable, low latency applications that enhance player and developer experiences while leading globally distributed teams across multiple time zones.

What You'll Do

• Be a technical leader for architectural direction on major, complex programs rolling out high-volume applications and microservices

• Drive end-to-end project execution from conception to production deployment, taking full ownership of delivery timelines and ensuring successful project outcomes

• Demonstrate strong hands-on experience developing full stack applications to implement architectural solutions and guide technical implementation

• Lead architectural design of complex web applications using React, Next.js, Node.js, Java, and cloud technologies

• Establish technical standards, best practices, and architectural patterns for full stack development across multiple teams

• Design scalable microservices architectures, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems

• Partner with UI/UX designers, product managers, and global stakeholders to translate our requirements into technical solutions

• Provide technical mentorship to engineering teams and lead architectural reviews

• Optimize application performance, scalability, and user experience across the full stack

• Architect cloud infrastructure solutions and oversee DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment strategies

• Design integrations with enterprise systems including Salesforce to support business operations

What You Need

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of full stack development experience with 3+ years in architectural or senior technical leadership role

• Expert-level proficiency with React, Next.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern front-end tooling

• Deep experience with Node.js and Java applications, including Spring Boot and modern server-side frameworks

• Proven track record designing large-scale RESTful APIs and microservices architectures

• Extensive cloud platform experience (AWS, GCP, or Azure) with containerization and serverless architectures

• Advanced database knowledge for SQL and NoSQL systems (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis)

• Strong DevOps experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, drive architectural decisions, and mentor engineers

• Experience with comprehensive testing strategies and modern development practices

• Excellent communication skills presenting technical concepts to diverse stakeholders

Good to have: Gaming/entertainment technology experience, GraphQL expertise, Docker/Kubernetes proficiency, event-driven architectures, security architecture knowledge, or Salesforce platform development.

What's in it for you?

We offer comprehensive health and benefit packages and a culture that values creativity and individuality. Join us in building the next generation of digital experiences for millions of players worldwide.

Don't Just Play It – Create It!