Senior Software Engineer - Server
SAN FRANCISCO /CROWDSTAR - TABLE AND TASTE - ENGINEERING /REGULAR FTE
CrowdStar is now part of EA Mobile We are forming a powerful growth engine to expand our current games and provide more amazing new experiences across sports, lifestyle, mid-core, and casual for players everywhere.
Team Overview
We believe in building products which engage, enrich, and empower users.
Role Overview
You will report to the Technical Director and we are looking for an experienced Senior Server Engineer to build the backend efforts for our newly announced title, Table & Taste. You will experience using PHP at scale and will building distributed systems at a very and also guide important discussions around the architecture and systems design of the backend
Responsibilities:

• Work with QA to help establish test cases
• Maintain existing codebase with other team members
• Increase and fine tune code for performance
• Mentor other backend engineers
• Lead development efforts with the team and with team

Requirements:

• 5+ years of recent PHP development experience in mobile gaming
• Expertise with PHP frameworks, HTML, CSS, andJavaScript
• Experience with databases and AWS services
• Knowledge of OOP, design patterns, algorithms, data structures and shell scripting
• Passionate about building games that will be played by millions around the world
• BS in Computer Science or Game Development or equivalent experience

Nice-to-haves:
At Electronic Arts, we exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We know that our strength lies in the diversity of our people. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow them to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers.
We put our people first. We provide comprehensive benefit packages with a focus on health and wellbeing to support your needs and help you balance your career and personal life. We provide access to and collaborative work environments, opportunities to connect and contribute through our Employee Resource Groups, and support for a balanced life with paid time off and maternity and paternity leave, plus free video games and so much more!
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. Electronic Arts also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.