Backend Software Engineer III
Maxis Studios - EA
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Edmonton, AB
Contract type: Full time
Welcome to Maxis , home to tinkerers, craftspeople, & storytellers. Our drive is to inspire everyone to make a better world through creative play. As the developer of The Sims , we create games and experiences for millions of people around the world and are always looking for new ways to inspire our players. Maxis is a place where you can do what you love and help others grow while doing it; a place where your unique voice can be heard and seen. We put creativity and inclusivity at the core of our work and don't settle for seeing the world only as it is, but aim to build a world as it could be.
Teams are building the next generation game and creative platform, Project Rene and reimagining The Sims that players know and love with even more new ways to play. We're excited you're interested to learn more about how you can join our team and dream big.
You will be reporting to the manager of the Backend Server team.
Location: Hybrid/Remote Canada
As a Full Stack Software Engineer with Maxis, you will:
Responsibilities
Please note that you do not need to hold all listed qualifications to be considered. We encourage you to apply if you hold most of the listed qualifications and are comfortable opening a dialog with our team.
Ceci ne s’applique pas au Québec.
Bc Compensation And Benefits
The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.
EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational 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.
Teams are building the next generation game and creative platform, Project Rene and reimagining The Sims that players know and love with even more new ways to play. We're excited you're interested to learn more about how you can join our team and dream big.
You will be reporting to the manager of the Backend Server team.
Location: Hybrid/Remote Canada
As a Full Stack Software Engineer with Maxis, you will:
Responsibilities
- Develop responsive, resilient, massively scalable, and globally available web services that support millions of Sims players
- Develop responsive, and performant user interfaces built on the latest web tech
- Select technologies and tooling that are up to date with the latest developments in frontend and backend tech that support clean, performant code
- Integrate with both internal and external backend services, iterating collaboratively with other engineers
- Author and review technical design documents and specifications detailing software requirements
- Maintain a suite of automated tests that validate performance and correctness
Please note that you do not need to hold all listed qualifications to be considered. We encourage you to apply if you hold most of the listed qualifications and are comfortable opening a dialog with our team.
- Bachelor/Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
- 3+ years of job experience in a hands-on coding role
- You have experience with client/server architecture and building HTTP APIs that run on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- You've shipped software built with Javascript or Typescript
- You own large systems and features from design to deployment, including live support
- You develop high-quality, testable software
- You develop APIs and applications for products that release new updates with zero downtime strategies and tools
- You have experience with load testing, troubleshooting, and optimizing performance of web applications
- You have a desire to work with client engineers, backend engineers, and designers to iteratively add features and bring designs to life
- You're willing to iterate quickly and develop multiple short-lived prototypes
- You have a desire to teach and learn from your peers
Ceci ne s’applique pas au Québec.
Bc Compensation And Benefits
The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.
EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.
BASE SALARY RANGES
- British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):
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.
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