
Engineering Manager
Required skills
- delivery ownership
- prioritization
- capacity planning
- cross-team dependencies
- technical roadblocks
- engineering practices
- quality metrics
- reliability metrics
- adoption metrics
- technology trends
Nice to have
- AI-assisted workflows
- AI engineering tools
Role summary
Electronic Arts is seeking an Engineering Manager in Vancouver to lead a team of software engineers focused on building and running test automation and AI-powered developer tools for EA SPORTS FC game quality. This hybrid role requires strong people leadership and delivery ownership, reporting to the Technical Director. Responsibilities include building and developing the engineering team, leading technical execution with clear plans, managing partner priorities, reviewing designs, improving engineering practices, and guiding the adoption of AI tools. The role requires 7+ years of professional software development experience, including technical team leadership, and 2+ years of direct people management.
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.Description
In FC Quality Verification Engineering, our mission is to build the test automation and AI-powered developer tools that help our EA SPORTS FC teams understand game quality. We partner with development, quality, production, and live operations teams across Vancouver and Bucharest.
Role summary
As an Engineering Manager in Vancouver, you will work with us to lead a team of software engineers building and running these systems. You will combine people leadership with delivery ownership, reporting to our Technical Director. You will work hybrid, at least 3 days a week, from our office in Burnaby, BC.
Responsibilities
Build and elevate an engineering team. Hire, onboard and develop engineers through regular 1:1s, useful feedback, performance management and career planning.
You will lead technical execution with clear ownership, achievable plans and a sustainable workload across locations and time zones.
Turn our partner priorities into delivery commitments, adapting plans as needs evolve, following through on milestones, and communicating risks, dependencies, and obstacles early to technical and non-technical partners.
You will partner with our Technical Director and engineers to review designs, explain decisions and trade-offs, and resolve technical roadblocks.
You will take initiative to improve our engineering practices across design, testing, continuous integration, and operational support using quality, reliability, and adoption metrics.
You will track relevant technology trends and developments, guiding our team in evaluating and adopting AI-assisted workflows and engineering tools.
Required qualifications
7+ years of professional software development experience, including hands-on engineering and technical team leadership.
2+ years of direct people management of software engineers, including coaching, performance management and career development.
Proven success spearheading the delivery of automation, developer tooling, or comparable platforms, owning prioritization, capacity planning, and complex cross-team dependencies.
Experience in C#, C++, or Python, software design, testing, and Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) workflows.
Pay Transparency - North America
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).
PAY RANGES * British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$122,300 - $170,700 CAD
Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. For Canada, we 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 other incentive programs.
About Electronic ArtsWe’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.
General Information
Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaRole ID 216450 Worker Type Regular Employee Studio/Department EA Studios - Quality Verification Work Model Hybrid
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