CrowdStar is a Glu Mobile studio and now part of the Electronic Arts family. The combination of our talented teams at Glu and EA position us as a leader in the largest gaming category in the world. We are forming a powerful growth engine that will expand our current games and deliver more amazing new experiences across sports, lifestyle, mid-core, and casual for players everywhere. Come join us!

Team Overview

At our CrowdStar studio at EA/Glu Mobile, we believe that there is a huge opportunity in interactive entertainment products for women. With our successful mobile game titles, Covet Fashion and Design Home, CrowdStar has developed new ways for users (players) to enjoy fashion and interior design. As a team, we are passionate not only about creating fun and engaging games for women but enriching lives outside of the game.

Role Overview

We are looking for a passionate engineering manager to join our team. As a Manager, Software Engineering, you will partake in the process of creating some of the most innovative games for our demographic. Your games will be played by millions of people around the world! CrowdStar’s software engineers are willing to pick up any of the languages, technologies, or methodologies necessary to smite a challenge – and if a conventional solution doesn’t exist, they innovate as necessary. Our managers are hands on, and are expected to spend some of their time coding but will mostly be reviewing code of your team.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of C++ engineers to deliver on their commitments each sprint
• Mentor and grow the client engineering team
• Interact with stakeholders to gather requirements
• Oversee technical designs
• Develop high-quality systems/features on our mobile games
• Develop and implement client/server communications
• Profile and optimize existing code
• Write tests for all your written code
• Implement and maintain third-party systems
• Constantly communicate with team members

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience building iOS/Android applications in a fast-paced environment with short project deadlines
• Strong C++ experience
• Interaction with server side APIsCocos2d-x preferred
• One or more fundamental game technologies such as graphics, sound, AI are a big plus
• Building Android applications is a plus, 1+ games or applications published
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional teamwork and problem-solving skills, flexibility, and ability to handle multiple tasks
• Experience managing offshore teams is a bonus (your main team will be located in our SF HQ)
• Passionate about building games that will be played by millions around the world
• Fun positive attitude and mobile games or games experience required
• Bachelor’s/Master's degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science, and at least 5 years work experience and two years managing a team

At Electronic Arts, we exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together talented people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We know that our strength lies in the diversity of our people. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow them to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers.

We put our people first. We provide comprehensive benefit packages with a focus on health and wellbeing to support your needs and help you balance your career and personal life. We provide access to dynamic and collaborative work environments, opportunities to connect and contribute through our Employee Resource Groups, and support for a balanced life with paid time off and maternity and paternity leave, plus free video games and so much more!

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. Electronic Arts also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.