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Respawn Entertainment · 20 hours ago

Senior Tools Software Engineer (Apex Legends)

LA Metro Area

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

CAD$139K/yr - CAD$200K/yr

10+ years exp

Respawn Entertainment is a studio under Electronic Arts known for creating innovative games like Apex Legends. They are seeking a Senior Tools Engineer to develop and optimize tools for their flagship game, focusing on enhancing level design, landscape, and animation editing tools.

Developer PlatformPC GamesVideo Games

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Lead the design, develop and maintain code focusing on the core features of our level design, landscape and animation editing tools for Apex Legends

Develop architecture and design solutions for problems within the tools

Collaborate with technical artists, rendering, and content teams to streamline end-to-end asset processing

Analyze and optimize placement workflows for efficiency and reliability

Improve and maintain level compilation workflows

Track bugs, enhancement requests, and technical debt for tools used in the pipeline

Plan and prioritize tool development tasks in alignment with project schedules and content team needs

Design and implement automated testing and continuous integration for tool reliability

Qualification

C++Game project experienceLevel design tools3D math skillsGraphics APIsSoftware engineering principlesGame engine familiarityHumbleHealthy team cultureGraphics programming principlesShader programmingCollaborative

Required

Excellent C++ skills

10+ years of experience having worked on and shipped large game projects

You enjoy being a subject matter expert and the 'go-to' person for internal customers

Strong experience with custom level design, landscape and animation editor tools for a game engine

Excellent 3D math skills

Experience integrating with graphics APIs

Well versed in software engineering principles

Familiarity with an existing game engine and understanding of editor concepts

Collaborative, humble and contribute to a healthy team culture

Preferred

Familiarity with graphics programming principles and theory

Experience with shader programming

Benefits

Paid time off (3 weeks per year to start)

80 hours per year of sick time

16 paid company holidays per year

10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) to regular full-time employees

Vacation (3 weeks per year to start)

10 days per year of sick time

Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave)

Extended health/dental/vision coverage

Retirement plan to regular full-time employees