Engineering Manager - Frostbite

Frostbite is EA's state-of-the-art multi-platform game development engine, powering games such as Battlefield, FIFA, Madden, Plants vs. Zombies, Need for Speed, Anthem, and Star Wars Battlefront II.

We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager for the Core Systems Product Area of Frostbite.

The mission of the Core Systems team is to develop state-of-the-art Frostbite core tools and workflows to help the bigger Frostbite team and game teams around the world build bigger and better games.

What you will do as a Frostbite Core Systems Software Engineering Manager

Reporting to the Sr. Engineering Manager leading the Editor and Objects domain of the Core Systems Product Area, you will manage about 7 software engineers in the Objects team.

Responsibilities

• Hiring manager - You hire the right talent and onboard new team members
• Software Engineering Leader - You know how to develop quality software and know if the current plan/work is on track.
• You collaborate with partner teams across the globe.
• You know how to get the best out of a diverse team of people even when delivery pressure is high.
• You lead your team to accomplish agreed upon commitments including features and performance measures
• You coach and grow individuals by providing positive and constructive feedback that matters
• You coach the team to increase collaboration, code quality, and best practices
• You create a learning culture to grow the team's ability to sustainable achieve the teams goals
• You monitor workload and coach team members on handling stress
• You recognize efforts that contribute to the team and the business

We're looking for

• Recent experience in C++ or C# development
• 2+ years leading software teams
• Understanding of different models of software development lifecycles
• Good knowledge of collaborative tools such as the Atlassian toolchain
• Servant leader understanding the value of a healthy work environment

Professional interactions expected

• Report to the Senior Engineering Manager of the Editor and Objects domain in Core Systems
• Collaborate with two peers Engineering Managers into developing an inclusive team culture.
• Work with the TDs to ensure that production work has a design and that any local and global architecture effects are understood.
• Work with QV to ensure that we have a clear testing strategy for all current and developing technology, including a clear understanding of benchmarking, code coverage and working together on root cause analysis.
• Work with the Program & Product management team to help build solid plans for the next iteration and track the progress of commitments for this quarter
• Manage directly Individual Contributors

What else is in it for you? Glad you asked!

We love to brag about our great perks like comprehensive health and benefit packages. Since we realize it takes outstanding people to make outstanding games, we offer great benefits packages and a culture that values creativity and individuality.