Senior Software Engineer- Creative Innovation - Vancouver - Electronic Arts

Description

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.

Central Technology is a dynamic community of experts, innovators, and change-makers united by a single, shared vision: Toize interactive entertainment and inspire creativity through transformative technology. Our industry-leading services and solutions are developed collaboratively with teams across EA to enhance creativity and improve outcomes for our partners and players.

The Creative Innovation team within the Central Technology organization is the driving force behind EA's cutting‑edge research, 3rd‑party partnerships, and content creation technologies. From AI‑powered tools for character animation to groundbreaking world‑building systems, this team researches, innovates, and integrates transformative technologies into creative workflows. By joining Creative Innovation, you'll work at the intersection of creativity, technology, and design solutions that redefine immersive gaming experiences. If you're looking for a team that combines the agility of a startup with the impact of a global AAA, then we're looking for you.

We are looking for a hands‑on Senior Software Engineer to lead the technical execution of an incubation project focused on extracting rich, structured data from existing EA games. This role is ideal for a senior generalist who excels in ambiguous problem spaces, can quickly become productive in large, unfamiliar codebases, and delivers through considered, execution‑driven decision‑making.

Operating as both a technical lead and senior individual contributor, you will guide a small engineering team, take ownership of the most complex technical challenges, and collaborate with game teams and partners across EA.

This role is hybrid remote/in‑office and you will work from our Vancouver/Burnaby office. You will report into the General Manager of the Tools and Technology team.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and direction to a small team of engineers
• Be the senior hands‑on engineer, unblocking the team and taking ownership of complex technical tasks.
• Instrument gameplay, rendering, and simulation systems to output structured and usable gameplay & video data.
• Adapt engineering approaches across different game codebases, identifying pragmatic solutions tailored to each title.
• Make short‑term architectural and implementation decisions in consideration of rapid incubation needs, while allowing future iteration and reuse.
• Extract, document, and share reusable instrumentation patterns and reference implementations for future teams.
• Maintain communication and secure minimal support from game teams while promoting positive relationships.
• Ensure consistency, quality, and shared learning across the contractor team's work.
• Deliver a functional multi‑title data capture prototype that informs future decisions and next‑phase investment

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including experience in AAA game development.
• Generalist engineering skill set spanning gameplay, simulation, debugging, performance, and foundational rendering or engine systems.
• Experience working directly inside large game codebases and quickly becoming productive.
• Experience unblocking teams—whether through mentorship, architectural guidance, or taking on technically challenging features yourself.
• Comfortable operating in experimental environments with evolving goals.
• You can collaborate with diverse teams, and maintain productive relationships with game teams.
• Experience with Frostbite or another AAA game engine

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 is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. For British Columbia, 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.