Electronic Arts - Software Engineer - Development Release Engineering (DRE)

Experience REQUIRED:

• 3+ years Software development experience
• Proficiency in a prominent programming language like Python, Java, Groovy, C#, or Powershell

Beneficial Background:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Experience with Jenkins is a huge plus
• Experience with parts of our DevOps tool chain – Source Control (Git, Perforce, SVN), Chef, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Nomad, or Consul
• Experience with a non-relational / noSQL database such as Elasticsearch, MongoDB, or DynamoDB
• Experience with art pipelines
• Experience with distributed build systems
• Experience with large-scale, high-availability, high-throughput automation systems
• Knowledge in gaming consoles

We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

The Development Release Engineer is part of a centralized team (DRE). We manage DevOps across EA. You will provide important end-to-end Continuous Integration/Deployment services to several game titles within EA across a variety of platforms. You will ensure the systems are running smoothly, gather requirements, provide feedback, and manage configuration management and development build/test automation infrastructure solutions. You will report to the DRE Director for NA-East.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• We maintain scripts and software to build games
• We maintain virtualized automation farms, find and address issues
• Monitor metrics to improve automation systems
• Maintain tools, integrations, and technologies to support a reliable release environment
• Report regular status on assigned tasks and identify project risks