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.

Our EA Experiences group is dedicated to ensuring great experiences for our growing communities centered around our world-renowned brands, including fan-favorites like Apex, Battlefield, EA SPORTS FC, Madden NFL and The Sims, just to name a few. We're a multi-functional group, with world-class expertise building fandoms, driving interactive storytelling, and positioning our franchises at the center of the broader entertainment ecosystem.

The Software Developer - Animation & Cinematic Tools designs, develops, and maintains software tools on multiple different environments and programming languages to support game cinematic content creation for producing trailers for our games. This ranges from high-level automation scripts to game engine animation or rendering code.

This is a hybrid remote/in-office role. You will report to the Sr. Technology Lead in the Marketing Content Production Craft team.

Responsibilities

• You'll analyze user requirements and existing tools limitations to design and implement efficient software solutions that improve existing processes.
• Deliver robust and scalable tools in different programming languages and development environments through version control systems for multiple creative purposes.
• Autonomously investigate and understand complex game engine systems to fix code issues, optimize inefficiencies, and implement new features following strict quality and code reviewing policies.
• Create technical documentation.
• Collaborate with partner teams in developing shared solutions across different EA domains.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software development experience as a software engineer in multiple types of software applications (desktop, web, game engines, plugins)
• Experience with game engines such as Unreal, Unity or Frostbite, and animation/cinematic related tools
• Experience with C++, C#, and Python
• Expertise with source control software like Perforce or Git

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) *$100,000 - $139,500 CAD

In 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.