Frontend Developer

Frontend Developer - EA SPORTS™ UFC

Vancouver, Canada

EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment connecting hundreds of millions around the world to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games.

The EA SPORTS UFC franchise offers the electrifying spectacle and entertainment of MMA for over 20 million players across the globe.

It delivers fluid and responsive mixed martial arts through inventive gameplay technology.

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, the EA SPORTS UFC team is on a mission to become the world's greatest fighting game.

If you're passionate about building immersive digital entertainment, this is the role of a lifetime.

If you're passionate about building immersive digital entertainment, and your passionate about your craft, this is the role of a lifetime.

Your Responsibilities

• You will collaborate with a team of UI technical designers, artists, UX designers and Software Engineers to develop the user interface.
• You will deliver against the expectations of the UI Technical Design Lead.
• You will champion best practices for UI architecture with a goal of organization, reusability and with the thought of developing for a live product (easily updatable).
• You will advocate for user experience, product consistency, and design excellence.
• You will work with the UI Team (Artist, Engineers, Designers) to solve problems, refine workflows, and polish the UI to create an outstanding user experience, from concept to ship.
• You will use both proprietary software and third-party tech to implement the visual design of the UI / HUD within the game.

Your Qualifications

• 2+ years of UI technical design and implementation experience
• Expert knowledge of scripting languages such as Java, ActionScript, C#, Swift, and HAXE to build complex user interfaces
• Strong understanding of UX methodology, and Design Theory
• Experience developing projects from concept to completion
• A portfolio of work that showcases relevant work that contains well thought-out process and excellent craft execution
• BS or BA degree (or equivalent experience) in Human-Computer Interaction, BS degree in Computer Science, UX / UI / Design diploma or degree, or a related area
• You will report to the Lead UI Technical Designer

BC COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting.

Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES

British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) :

º $96,400 - $133,900 CAN Annually

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including 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, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees.

Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.