Software Engineer (Game Development)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Game Development Animation): Designing and improving animation features for EA's hirify.global game engine with an accent on 3D math, multithreading, and performance optimization. Focus on enhancing player immersion, defining realistic timelines, and raising technical quality through collaboration and code reviews.

Location: Hybrid in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Salary: $119,600 - $167,300 CAD per year

Company

hirify.global is EA's proprietary game engine, powering iconic and visually stunning games for Electronic Arts.

What you will do

• Collaborate with engineers, animators, and artists to design and improve animation features that enhance player immersion.
• Contribute to planning and estimation, helping define realistic timelines and surface risks early.
• Participate in code reviews and knowledge-sharing to raise technical quality and support team growth.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience programming in C++ and C#.
• Strong foundation in 3D math, including linear algebra, geometry, quaternions, and kinematics, applied to animation or interactive simulations.
• Understanding of multithreading, performance optimization, and runtime architecture, with exposure to game development.
• Experience with WPF tooling and console platforms.
• Demonstrated ownership of features, systems, or tools from concept through implementation and support.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to push the boundaries of interactive realism and immersive gameplay within game engine development.
• Collaborate with top-tier developers on a unified platform for creating hyper-realistic worlds.
• Comprehensive benefits package including vacation, sick time, paid parental leave top-up, and extended health/dental/vision coverage.
• Retirement plan for regular full-time employees.
• Work in an environment that values adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity.