EA Experiences (EAX) – Vancouver, Hybrid

Millions of players use the EA app and EA Play every day to discover, buy, and play their favorite games. Our team builds the backend systems that power those experiences — from subscriptions and commerce to cross-platform services used across EA studios.
We’re looking for a Backend Engineer who enjoys building reliable, scalable APIs for high-traffic live services. If you like solving performance challenges, working with distributed systems, and shipping features that impact millions of players, we’d love to talk.
You’ll join a collaborative team in Vancouver (hybrid) and report to the Associate Technical Director.

What You’ll Work On

• Design and build scalable Node.js APIs used by the EA app, EA Play, and internal studio partners
• Improve performance, reliability, and observability of high-traffic live services
• Debug and resolve real-time production issues in a distributed cloud environment
• Collaborate with Product, Design, QA, and other engineering teams to deliver features end-to-end
• Contribute to system design discussions and technical decisions
• Help improve CI/CD pipelines, automation, and engineering best practices
• Use data and metrics to evaluate feature impact and guide improvements

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of backend development experience in production environments
• Experience building and maintaining APIs (REST and/or GraphQL)
• Strong experience with Node.js and TypeScript
• Experience working with cloud environments (AWS preferred)
• Experience with Docker and containerized deployments
• Familiarity with databases (SQL or NoSQL)
• Comfortable working on live services, including on-call rotations
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab)

Nice to Have

• Experience with Kubernetes
• Familiarity with event-driven or distributed systems
• Experience with Java
• Experience working with CMS platforms (e.g., Contentful)
• Background in subscription, e-commerce, or high-scale consumer systems

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Your work directly impacts millions of global players
• Work on highly scalable systems in a real-time live service environment
• Collaborate with multiple EA studios and product teams
• Hybrid work model in Vancouver
• Opportunities to grow into Senior Engineer or technical leadership paths