Software Engineer III

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

About The Team

Infrastructure & Platform Services builds and runs the technology foundation for EA's games. Our teams deliver the live services and backend infrastructure that are used to ship, scale, operate, and secure reliable game experiences for millions of players worldwide.

You will report to the Manager - Service Engineering and help us build automation and APIs that power the infrastructure behind iconic franchises. Our team values new perspectives and supports your growth as you improve how developers interact with our platform.

Location - Vancouver (Hybrid)

Responsibilities

• You will design and maintain scalable APIs and automation services in Python or Go to improve platform operations for millions of players.
• You will automate infrastructure lifecycle workflows across Kubernetes and OpenShift, using GitOps tools like ArgoCD to improve reliability.
• You will collaborate with us in Architecture, Engineering, and Reliability teams to define API and automation standards for infrastructure services.
• You will improve observability and performance of automation workflows by implementing metrics, tracing, and logging across our systems.
• You bring proven experience working within an Agile development environment, with a strong understanding of Scrum frameworks, sprint cycles, and iterative delivery

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience using Python and/or Go to build automation and APIs.
• 5+ years of experience working within an Agile/Scrum environment
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful or gRPC APIs for infrastructure management.
• Experience with Kubernetes or OpenShift and hands-on GitOps workflows using ArgoCD or Flux.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), Linux-based systems, and version control (Git).

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) *$122,300 - $170,700 CAD

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

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.

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.