Electronic Arts

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 Battlefield Positive Play team is dedicated to protecting our titles by mitigating the impact of bad actors. We collaborate with partner teams to create new services and initiatives that ensure our players enjoy a fair and positive gaming experience. Join us in keeping Battlefield fair and equitable, now and into the future.

Summary

Are you passionate about games and developing innovative and robust solutions that secure the integrity of game experiences? Do you have the skills and experience to work with cross-functional leaders and analysts to design and implement game logic and innovative tools to detect and prevent cheating, toxicity, exploitation, and other disruptive behaviors? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

As a Software Engineer within the Battlefield Game Development team, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining game logic and tools that protect the game from bad actors and ensure a fair and fun gaming environment for all players. You will use various technologies and methods to prevent and detect cheaters, hackers, exploiters, griefers, and other disruptive players.

You will collaborate with the Game Ops Positive Play team, cross-functional Battlefield leaders, and other EA teams to take appropriate actions to maintain a safe, fair, and competitive Battlefield experience.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain game logic and tools that protect the game from bad actors and ensure a safe, fair, and fun gaming environment for all players across cheat, toxicity, and UGX vectors.
• Use various technologies and methods to prevent and detect cheaters, hackers, exploiters, griefers, and other disruptive players, such as encryption, obfuscation, hashing, anti-debugging, anti-tampering, etc.
• Develop processes, tools, and systems to act on verified bad actors according to Battlefield defined measures.
• Document and escalate cases of confirmed bad actors to the appropriate teams for further action.
• Work with the Game Integrity Lead (Product Role) to communicate and coordinate with other teams within EA, such as other game teams (e.g., Apex, FC), Security, Data, Legal, Customer Support, and Community Management, to ensure a consistent and effective approach to positive play enforcement.
• Work across the Game Ops team to provide feedback and suggestions to improve the game's integrity through security, moderation, anti-toxicity, and anti-cheat systems, as well as the policies and procedures for positive play enforcement.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering, game development, or online gaming enforcement, preferably in AAA and/or FPS development.
• Familiarity with online gaming platforms, services, and technologies, such as EA Play, Steam, Xbox Live, PSN, Easy Anti-Cheat, etc.
• Knowledge of common cheating, hacking, exploiting, and griefing methods and tools used in online games, as well as the countermeasures and solutions to prevent and detect them.
• Modding experience and familiarity with the communities and tools involved.
• Proficiency in programming languages, such as C++, C#, Java, Python, etc.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Passion for gaming and positive play.

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.

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