Senior Backend Engineer - Ventures

Description & Requirements Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

The future of entertainment is interactive, and our Ventures Group plays an important role in this future by building content, culture, and community that take us Beyond Gaming. We empower audiences to Play, Create, Watch, and Connect across our amazing franchises and experiences, including The Sims, Madden NFL, EA SPORTS FC, Apex Legends, and Battlefield. We’re a multi-functional group, with world-class expertise in building fandom, driving interactive storytelling, and positioning our franchises at the center of the broader entertainment ecosystem.

We are seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design and deliver the backend systems that power next-generation social and gaming experiences. This is a hands-on role for an engineer who thrives on solving complex technical challenges while also guiding and uplifting others. You will use your expertise in cloud-native technologies and distributed systems to build scalable, resilient services, while helping shape the technical direction of the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and systems supporting live and social features.
• Lead technical initiatives by driving system design discussions and influencing architecture.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to less experienced engineers, fostering growth and collaboration.
• Act as a technical leader within projects, coordinating with product, design, and frontend partners to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Champion best practices in scalability, performance, security, and code quality.
• Partner with DevOps/SRE teams to improve CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, observability, and incident response.
• Contribute to a strong culture of engineering excellence, inclusivity, and continuous improvement.

How Your Success Will Be Measured

• Delivery of high-quality backend systems that meet performance, scalability, and reliability goals in production.
• Positive impact on team productivity and technical standards, through leadership, mentorship, and example.
• Timely and effective delivery of features aligned with product goals.
• Ability to balance fast iteration with building for long-term sustainability.
• Impactful collaboration with cross-functional teams in delivering complex features.

What You Bring

• 7+ years of professional backend development experience, with significant contributions to large-scale, cloud-based platforms.
• Proven technical leadership experience, including leading projects, influencing system architecture, and mentoring engineers.
• Expertise in C#/.NET and strong production experience with AWS (or other major cloud platforms).
• Strong knowledge of databases (SQL, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL such as MongoDB).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, monitoring, and alerting for production systems.
• Understanding of Kubernetes and container orchestration at scale.
• Ability to drive system design discussions and make sound architectural decisions.
• Familiarity with C++ and/or distributed frameworks like Microsoft Orleans is a plus.

Soft Skills & Values

• A natural mentor and collaborator, with the ability to guide and inspire others.
• Strong communicator who can bridge technical and non-technical audiences.
• Commitment to fostering trust, inclusivity, and team success.
• Passion for building impactful, high-quality backend systems that delight players and fans.

About Electronic Arts We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

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. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.