About the role
General Information
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Studio/Department: EA Studios - SPORTS
- Work Model: Hybrid (Onsite in Vancouver, BC)
- Worker Type: Regular Employee
Description
Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. The EA SPORTS™ UFC franchise delivers fluid and responsive mixed martial arts through inventive gameplay technology to over 20 million players. As a Senior Software Engineering Manager, you will help build a motivated team and bring a background of varied technical capabilities including system design, engineering workflows, and online architectures. You will report to a Senior Engineering Manager or Technical Director.
Responsibilities
- Manage all aspects of people management for diverse and global engineering teams, including hiring, career growth, promotions, and performance management.
- Improve team health, including stress awareness and managing employee well-being.
- Organize and lead mentoring, knowledge-sharing, and guidance to grow engineers.
- Drive staffing and recruitment for teams and help grow the engineering culture.
- Foster an agile engineering culture that values delivery, quality, and craftsmanship.
- Determine technical resource requirements to meet project goals.
- Promote and create technical processes, plans, and management of tasks for technical teams and features.
- Coordinate strategic efforts and planning with team members, project partners, product owners, and other stakeholders.
- Improve workflows, tools, and iteration loops to increase productivity.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in engineering and technology by attending conferences, seminars, and meet-ups.
Qualifications
- Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or 10+ years of relevant work experience.
- Leadership: 5+ years of experience leading agile engineering teams of 6+ engineers.
- People Management: Experience with mentoring, goal setting, mediation, and career planning.
- Recruitment: Experience identifying and recruiting talent, including knowledge of interviewing techniques.
- Technical Skills:
- Technical and practical understanding of OOP and C++ to coach engineers in their trade.
- Familiarity with development environment tools such as Perforce, Git, and Visual Studio.
- Familiarity with Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment best practices.
Compensation and Benefits
- Pay Range: $141,400 - $204,400 CAD (British Columbia)
- Benefits:
- 3 weeks of vacation per year to start.
- 10 days per year of sick time.
- Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary for new child arrivals (12 weeks for maternity, 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave).
- Extended health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Life insurance and disability insurance.
- Retirement plan.
- Eligibility for bonus and other incentive programs where applicable.
- Wellness programs covering physical, emotional, and financial health.
- Complimentary games.
About Electronic Arts
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. The company provides workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by law.