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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

May 1, 2009
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I can't remember if I applied or if they proactively sought me out. Either way, an initial phone interview went well, and they then flew me to Vancouver, Canada for a series of interviews with members from different teams. I was enthusiastic about the position, but I was nervous as I really wanted it and made a few faux pas in my answers that I tried to recover from. I could tell they were not impressed.

Some of the personal questions I thought I handled very well, but they had some specific technical questions which were more in the realm of things I had done years ago. Frankly, I was unable to give good answers. Looking back now, I should have prepared better on the OO side of things, as well as taking some basic pseudo-coding tests, but I didn't. If I were them, I would not have offered me the job either.

In fairness, the reason they gave is that I was not right for the role they were looking for. I think I may have gotten a similar role there, but my current employer was generous, and I think they reckoned I was too expensive given the fact that not all my answers were great.

Questions

Describe the objects you would need to create in order to create a soccer game.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 20 interview experiences for the Electronic Arts Senior Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

10%
Pass Rate

Electronic Arts's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral25%
Negative25%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Electronic Arts's Senior Software Engineer interview process.

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