Electronic Arts

EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs, and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sport through industry-leading sports video games, including Madden NFL football, EA Sports FC, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, and EA SPORTS UFC.

EA SPORTS NHL franchise is founded on passion and new ideas. Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, the team is composed of remarkable talent on a mission to accomplish on-ice experiences that connect gamers around the world through play. If you're a creative pioneer with experience with your craft, you will have the chance to turn a job into something you love.

Gameplay Programmers are versatile generalists who focus on game strategy and the "feel" of a game. However, they will inevitably be involved with the more specialized areas of the game's development, such as graphics and sound. Gameplay programmers may implement strategy tables, tweak input code, or adjust other factors that alter the game. You will report to the Senior Gameplay Engineer.

Your Responsibilities:

Collaborate with producers and designers to help them achieve the creative vision of the product. Write specific or multi-purpose gameplay code for areas such as:

• Game Mechanics -- Gameplay, AI, player control, animation solutions, physics, and scripting systems.
• Core Engine -- Animation, networking, user interface, memory and performance optimization on computer hardware.
• Tools and Libraries -- World editors, software performance analysis systems, database systems, and general-purpose game development libraries.

Your Qualifications:

• Completed a B.Sc. in Computer Science or related field.
• 2+ years of working knowledge of C++
• 2+ years of experience in object-oriented design and implementation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of good software engineering practices.
• Knowledge with debugging, memory management, multiple processor use, and runtime optimization.
• Knowledge of source code management: CVS, Subversion, Git or Perforce

Ceci ne s’applique pas au Québec. 

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). 

BASE SALARY RANGES

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also 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.