Electronic Arts Inc

Gameplay Engineer (Apex Legends)

Electronic Arts Inc$104K — $142K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years experience in gameplay software development
  • Experience shipping multiplayer video game titles
  • Proven background in Live Service game development
  • Skilled in managing large codebases and performance optimization
  • Advanced proficiency in C++/C programming
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relevant field, or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Develop features that align with Designer vision
  • Maintain and enhance existing game codebase
  • Ensure compliance with engineering standards via code reviews
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance game accessibility
  • Work with Production to set and achieve sprint goals, creating technical design documents

Benefits

  • 3 weeks of paid time off per year
  • 80 hours of sick time annually
  • 16 paid company holidays each year
  • Parental leave with up to 10 weeks of paid bonding time
  • Comprehensive medical/dental/vision insurance
  • Life and disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company contribution
  • Equity and bonus eligibility in certain roles
Full Job Description
Description & Requirements

Founded in 2010, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they'll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected.
Respawn Entertainment is the Academy Award-winning studio behind critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars™ Jedi: Fallen Order, and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. As a collective of creative developers, we have launched some of the industry's most critically and commercially successful games. We truly love what we do and want to share our passion with players worldwide.
Join us for the opportunity to create groundbreaking games with some of the best developer talents in the industry.

Your Responsibilities
  • Develop features that bring the vision of Designers into the game.
  • Maintain and improve existing codebase and systems.
  • Ensure compliance with the engineering standards, including code and script reviews.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on ways to make Apex more accessible and fun.
  • Collaborate with Production on sprint goals. Write technical design documents.


Your qualifications
  • 3+ years experience in software development engineering on gameplay teams.
  • Shipped multiplayer video game titles.
  • Experience working on Live Service video game titles.
  • Experience working with a large codebase, managing and improving performance and budget.
  • Advanced C++/C skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience.


Pay Transparency - North America

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

* British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$104,500 - $142,800 CAD

* California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco) *$120,600 - $184,000 USD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

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.

For Canada, 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.

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LinkedInID

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About Electronic Arts Inc

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. The company develops and publishes games, content, and online services for consoles, mobile devices, and personal computers. EA's portfolio includes popular franchises such as FIFA, Madden NFL, The Sims, and Battlefield. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
Learn more about Electronic Arts Inc
Size
12,900 employees
Market Cap
$33.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.1 billion
Founded
1982
5 Year Trend
+7.6%
Revenue
$5.6 billion
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