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. Our Quality Verification and Standards (QVS) team is an important part of our development process, consistently delivering actionable insights that support our game teams to optimize software performance and elevate gameplay. We work closely with the Battlefield franchise and are located in Stockholm, Guilford, Bucharest, Los Angeles, and Montreal. You will work hybrid at the office located in Montreal. Responsibilities Design, implement, and maintain AI bot systems for automated multiplayer playtesting, ensuring realistic simulation of player behaviour across game modes and maps. Develop and iterate bot behavior systems - including movement, combat, interaction, and coordination - using a hierarchical architecture shared across titles. Collaborate with designers and QA engineers to translate gameplay scenarios into testable bot behaviours, using visual scripting‑based authoring tools. Build telemetry pipelines that capture detailed per‑bot event data, enabling downstream analysis, regression testing, and behaviour validation. Investigate and resolve bot failures surfaced during automated playtest sessions, including pathfinding edge cases, network desynchronization, and complex gameplay system interactions. Contribute to architecture modernization efforts, refactoring monolithic systems into composable, maintainable patterns and eliminating cross‑module duplication. We welcome prior ML experience, but do not require it, as you participate in exploratory research on machine learning‑driven bot behaviours, including early‑stage reinforcement learning experiments. Review peers' code, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to shared documentation and engineering best practices. Qualifications 5+ years of software engineering experience with computer science foundation. Proficiency in C++ is required; experience with game engine internals (entity systems, spatial queries, physics integration) is a strong asset. Experience designing or working with AI behavior systems (e.g., finite state machines, behavior trees, utility‑based systems). Experience with automated testing infrastructure - playtesting pipelines, telemetry systems, or replay‑driven regression testing - is a significant plus. Demonstrated ability to improve maintainability in complex codebases: extracting abstractions, reducing duplication, and modernising legacy patterns. Familiarity with game development pipelines and shipped game engines (e.g., Frostbite, Unreal, or Unity) would be an asset. We welcome exposure to machine learning concepts - particularly reinforcement learning - as a bonus; no prior production ML experience is required by us. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr