Software Engineering Manager - Madden

Electronic Arts - Orlando, FL

Full-time - Senior

Orlando, FL

Publishing Industries

About the position

As a Software Engineering Manager at EA SPORTS, you will lead and develop a diverse engineering team responsible for creating immersive sports video games, including the renowned Madden NFL franchise. Your role will focus on people management, fostering an agile engineering culture, and ensuring high-quality delivery of technical capabilities and services. You will collaborate with various teams to achieve project goals while promoting employee well-being and career growth.

Responsibilities

• Run all aspects of people management for diverse and global engineering teams, including hiring, career growth, and performance management.
• Improve team health by managing stress awareness and employee well-being.
• Organize and lead mentoring, knowledge-sharing, and guidance to grow engineers.
• Drive staffing and recruitment efforts to build a strong engineering culture.
• Foster an agile engineering culture that values delivery, quality, and craftsmanship.
• Determine technical resource requirements to meet project goals.
• Promote and create technical processes, plans, and management of tasks for technical teams/features.
• Coordinate strategic efforts and planning with team members, project partners, product owners, and other stakeholders.
• Improve workflows, tools, and iteration loops to increase productivity.
• Stay updated with the latest developments in engineering and technology through conferences and seminars.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• 5+ years of experience leading agile engineering teams of 6+ engineers.
• Experience with mentoring, goal setting, mediation, and career planning.
• Understanding of candidate hiring practices, including interviewing techniques.
• Technical and practical understanding of OOP and C++ to coach engineers.
• Experience with development environment tools such as Perforce, Git, and Visual Studio.
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment best practices.