Software Engineer - Infrastructure

Electronic Arts Information Technology (EAIT) group keeps our employees and business operations

connected globally. As a digital entertainment company, EA’s enterprise technology needs are

diverse and span across game development, workforce collaboration, marketing, publishing, player

experience, security, and corporate activities. We bring creative technology services to each one of

these areas, keeping everyone creative, collaborative and productive. Our team ensures better play

across all of EA and needs your help to do that.

Summary

You will be part of the Platform Development team, reporting to a senior manager, and your role will

be to:

● Participate in the planning and development of our Infrastructure platforms. This includes

conducting assessments and gathering requirements, designing system improvements, and

integrating new technologies.

● Contribute to the development and optimization of our backend and frontend services to

build functional and efficient infrastructure applications.

● Ensure the scalability and reliability of systems to deliver an exceptional user experience.

Responsibilities

● Play an integral role in the team responsible for the major build-out of functionality on the

infrastructure platforms, services and associated backend infrastructure.

● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features.

● Manage specific aspects of the buildout, which includes planning and communicating with

senior stakeholders.

● Prepare documentation, provide guidance, conduct code reviews, and offer mentorship to

elevate the skills of the team and the quality of our projects.

● Continuously explore and implement improvements to enhance efficiency and performance.

● Troubleshoot and resolve issues across various environments and platforms.

Qualifications

● Technical skills

○ Comprehensive understanding of software architecture and design patterns.

○ Minimum 5 years of expertise in Python, including at least one popular Python

framework.

○ Minimum 5 years of practical experience with web frameworks for building RESTful

APIs in Python, such as Django or FastAPI.

○ Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to addressing challenges.

○ Minimum 5 years of practical experience in DevOps and Infrastructure roles.

○ Experience in CI/CD pipeline design and automation tools.

○ Familiarity with front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS.

○ Experience with SQL/no-SQL databases.

○ Experience with Cloud Technologies, such as Azure or AWS.

○ Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, like Docker or

Kubernetes.

○ Familiarity with Linux systems, equivalent to LPIC-2.

○ Knowledge of security best practices in software development.

○ Familiarity with general IT infrastructure topics: Virtualization, Storage, Networking,

etc.