Senior Software Developer Interview Experience
October 1, 2017
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
It started with an HR call and a 1-hour call with the hiring manager. Then I was brought into their office in Burnaby, BC, for a 4-round interview, a mix of software design and algorithms.
Questions
Count how many island problems. Calculate numbers from input string without using Java-provided add or minus.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Electronic Arts Senior Software Developer role.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Electronic Arts's interview process for their Senior Software Developer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Electronic Arts's Senior Software Developer interview process.
Electronic Arts Work Experiences
1.0
Worst work-life balance,
Bad management,
Incompetent HR
Senior Software Developer • Former Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
March 3, 2020
Pros: 8-10 days shutdown period in December.
Cons: - No work-life balance; you are expected to work from 9 AM to 11 PM.
Even on weekends, your manager calls you and expects you to fix issues. They expect you to finish sprint tasks over the weekend. There are wrong estimations.
- Your health is going to get bad every day.
- Pay is less, not even comparable to service-based companies.
- Internal culture is just like a service-based organization; you are assigned to projects as per the manager's choice. They can swap you into any project at any time.
- You are expected to work on all platforms, code in all languages, and do everything.
- You are exploited, and your ideas are too, in the name of hackathons, awards, etc.
- Lot of political drama goes around between US and Hyderabad teams.
- Expected to join evening calls between 7 PM and 9 PM every day, which last for 1 hour to a couple of hours sometimes.
- No growth aspects; you are expected to work like an architect at a developer position, and architects work like people managers.
- Don't fall into the trap where managers persuade you with awards or stocks that can give you monetary benefits. Conditions apply.
- You will see contractors everywhere, and you will also be billed into projects like one of them, in spite of being a full-time employee.
- No real product development happens; it's all firefighting everywhere and unrealistic deadlines.
- The highest attrition rate I have ever seen in a product development organization till date. Many have left within the 6-month probation period. Some have absconded without notice.
- There are no good technical leaders in the middle management. Managers do micromanagement, causing a lot of emotional stress.
4.0
Good place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
November 13, 2025
Pros: Great people.
Interesting work.
Competitive pay for the area.
Cons: Higher-level management is pretty terrible.
The USD vs CAD pay difference is ridiculous.
3.0
Benefits Cut, Wfh Gone
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
November 11, 2025
Pros: Good health insurance that is mostly funded by the company.
Cons: Was very good when I started, but WFH and other benefits are now being reduced/removed.
- 1.0Worst work-life balance, Bad management, Incompetent HRSenior Software Developer • Former EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaMarch 3, 2020Pros: 8-10 days shutdown period in December.Cons: - No work-life balance; you are expected to work from 9 AM to 11 PM. Even on weekends, your manager calls you and expects you to fix issues. They expect you to finish sprint tasks over the weekend. There are wrong estimations. - Your health is going to get bad every day. - Pay is less, not even comparable to service-based companies. - Internal culture is just like a service-based organization; you are assigned to projects as per the manager's choice. They can swap you into any project at any time. - You are expected to work on all platforms, code in all languages, and do everything. - You are exploited, and your ideas are too, in the name of hackathons, awards, etc. - Lot of political drama goes around between US and Hyderabad teams. - Expected to join evening calls between 7 PM and 9 PM every day, which last for 1 hour to a couple of hours sometimes. - No growth aspects; you are expected to work like an architect at a developer position, and architects work like people managers. - Don't fall into the trap where managers persuade you with awards or stocks that can give you monetary benefits. Conditions apply. - You will see contractors everywhere, and you will also be billed into projects like one of them, in spite of being a full-time employee. - No real product development happens; it's all firefighting everywhere and unrealistic deadlines. - The highest attrition rate I have ever seen in a product development organization till date. Many have left within the 6-month probation period. Some have absconded without notice. - There are no good technical leaders in the middle management. Managers do micromanagement, causing a lot of emotional stress.
- 4.0Good place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaNovember 13, 2025Pros: Great people. Interesting work. Competitive pay for the area.Cons: Higher-level management is pretty terrible. The USD vs CAD pay difference is ridiculous.
- 3.0Benefits Cut, Wfh GoneSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaNovember 11, 2025Pros: Good health insurance that is mostly funded by the company.Cons: Was very good when I started, but WFH and other benefits are now being reduced/removed.
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