Electronic Arts (EA) is Hiring Associate Software Engineers | Hyderabad | Freshers & Early Career Professionals Can Apply

Job Description

Electronic Arts (EA) is hiring Associate Software Engineers for its Slingshot Games team in Hyderabad. This opportunity is ideal for fresh graduates and early-career software engineers who are passionate about Java, cloud technologies, backend development, scalable systems, game services, and building world-class gaming experiences.

As an Associate Software Engineer, you will develop scalable game backend services, collaborate with cross-functional teams, implement secure cloud-based solutions, and contribute to live game operations used by millions of players worldwide.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲: Electronic Arts (EA)
𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞: Associate Software Engineer
𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Hyderabad, Telangana
𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞: Hybrid
𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞: Full-Time
𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: Freshers & Early Career Professionals

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 (𝐄𝐀)

Electronic Arts (EA) is one of the world's leading video game companies, creating immersive entertainment experiences enjoyed by millions of players globally. With a diverse portfolio of games and innovative technologies, EA continues to shape the future of interactive entertainment through creativity, engineering excellence, and cutting-edge cloud solutions.

𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰

As an Associate Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend game services, work closely with game designers and engineering teams, implement cloud-based solutions, improve service reliability, and support live game operations while ensuring high performance and security.

Roles & Responsibilities

- Design and develop scalable backend game services.

- Build highly available cloud-based applications.

- Collaborate with designers, production, and engineering teams.

- Implement secure backend systems and anti-cheat mechanisms.

- Develop automated testing and deployment solutions.

- Monitor and optimize server performance and infrastructure.

- Support live game operations and service reliability.

- Improve scalability, performance, and availability.

- Contribute to backend architecture and service improvements.

- Build reliable systems that power online gaming experiences.

Qualifications & Eligibility

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent field.

- Freshers and early-career professionals are encouraged to apply.

- Strong programming knowledge in Java or similar languages.

- Good problem-solving and analytical skills.

Skills Required

- Java

- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

- Backend Development

- Problem Solving

- Data Structures

- Algorithms

- Software Development

- Communication Skills

- Team Collaboration

- Debugging

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬

- AWS

- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

- MySQL

- PostgreSQL

- DynamoDB

- Couchbase

- NoSQL Databases

- Cloud Computing

- Game Backend Development

- Performance Optimization

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐀?

- Build technology that powers globally popular games.

- Work on scalable cloud-based gaming infrastructure.

- Collaborate with experienced game developers and engineers.

- Gain exposure to live game services and backend systems.

- Learn modern cloud, database, and distributed systems technologies.

- Excellent learning, innovation, and career growth opportunities.

- Be part of one of the world's leading gaming companies.

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬

This role provides an excellent foundation for careers such as:

- Software Engineer

- Backend Developer

- Game Backend Engineer

- Cloud Engineer

- Java Developer

- Server Engineer

- Platform Engineer

- Full Stack Developer

- DevOps Engineer

- Senior Software Engineer

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲?

- B.E./B.Tech, B.Sc., M.Tech, MCA, and M.Sc. graduates in Computer Science, IT, or related fields.

- Freshers interested in backend software engineering.

- Candidates with Java programming and cloud computing knowledge.

- Students with academic projects, internships, or coding experience.

- Aspiring engineers passionate about game development, scalable systems, and cloud technologies.