Software Engineer - III · Electronic Arts

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:14:13 GMT
Engineering

Electronic Arts · Hyderabad · hybrid

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. This role is part of the Data & Insights (D&I) Data Group, which develops a unified Big Data pipeline across all franchises at Electronic Arts. As a Software Engineer III, you will take ownership of complex systems and lead the design and delivery of scalable solutions.

Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and own large-scale, distributed systems and services with high availability, scalability, and performance requirements.

Lead the end-to-end development of complex features and systems, from design through deployment and ongoing operation.

Translate ambiguous product and business requirements into clear technical designs and execution plans.

Drive architectural decisions, evaluating trade-offs in scalability, reliability, cost, and maintainability.

Build and maintain robust data pipelines and real-time streaming systems using modern distributed technologies.

Ensure operational excellence by implementing monitoring, alerting, and observability best practices; participate in on-call rotations as needed.

Diagnose and resolve complex production issues across multiple systems and dependencies.

Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (product, data, game studios, legal/privacy, and platform teams) to deliver end-to-end solutions.

Improve system performance through profiling, benchmarking, and optimization of compute, memory, and I/O.

Establish and enforce coding standards, testing strategies, and CI/CD best practices.

Mentor junior engineers, provide technical guidance, and contribute to team growth and knowledge sharing.

Identify technical debt and drive initiatives to improve system health, reliability, and developer productivity.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's and/or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production systems.

Expertise in software design, distributed systems, data structures, and algorithms.

Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, C++), with the ability to write production-grade, maintainable code.

Experience designing and building scalable backend systems and APIs.

Hands-on experience with data pipelines, streaming frameworks (e.g., Kafka, Flink, Storm), or large-scale data processing systems.

Experience working with cloud platforms (preferably AWS) and distributed architectures.

Experience with system reliability, observability, and performance optimization.

Experience with databases (relational, NoSQL, or columnar) and data modelling.

Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

This is a hybrid role located in Hyderabad, India.