Senior Software Engineer - Server

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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, we believe that there is a huge opportunity in interactive entertainment products and CrowdStar’s goal is to build products which engage, enrich and empower users.

 

With our two top grossing titles, Covet Fashion and Design Home, CrowdStar has developed new ways for players to enjoy fashion and design. Not only are we changing how user's play, we’re also changing how they discover and shop for everything from clothing to home decor. As a team, we are passionate not only about creating fun and engaging games and enriching lives outside of the game.

 

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Sr Server Engineer to build and lead the backend efforts for our newly announced title, Table & Taste. In this position, you will be exposed to using PHP at scale and to building distributed systems at a very fast paced environment. You will also drive key discussions around the architecture and systems design of the backend.

Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with QA to help define test cases
  • Maintain existing codebase with other team members
  • Optimize and fine tune code for performance
  • Mentor other backend engineers
  • Lead and coordinate development efforts with the the team and with cross functional team

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of recent PHP development experience in mobile gaming
  • Expertise with PHP frameworks like Symfony, Laravel/Lumen, etc.
  • Experience with NoSQL databases (preferably Couchbase, Redis) and AWS services like ECS, ECR, S3
  • Knowledge of OOP, design patterns, algorithms, and data structures
  • Excellent communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills
  • Passionate about building games that will be played by millions around the world
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or Game Development or equivalent experience

Nice-to-haves:

  • HTML, CSS, and Javascript
  • Shell scripting expertise

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.

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Location

Our office is right across the street from Moscone Center West, just minutes from the BART station and 4th + King Caltrain with shuttle service.

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