Electronic Arts

Software Engineer III Interview Experience

October 1, 2010

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I was called by an internal recruiter for the initial screening. Then, the interview was set up with two small groups, and then the offer was made.

Questions

Questions are specific to desired technologies.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Electronic Arts Software Engineer III role.

Success Rate

50%

Pass Rate

Electronic Arts's interview process for their Software Engineer III roles is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive60%

Neutral0%

Negative40%

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

Electronic Arts Work Experiences

A wasteland for creatives, but decent benefits

Software Engineer III • Former Employee

Orlando, Florida, United States

Pros: Many hardworking and smart people in every studio, also decent benefits. Much better than it was in 2004. No real opportunities for creative fulfillment.

Cons: They tend to not be too careful about hiring, and culture can be a real problem. You will definitely feel like a small part of something large.

A wasteland for creatives, but decent benefits

Software Engineer III • Former Employee

Orlando, Florida, United States

Pros: Many hardworking and smart people in every studio, also decent benefits. Much better than it was in 2004. No real opportunities for creative fulfillment.

Cons: They tend to not be too careful about hiring, and culture can be a real problem. You will definitely feel like a small part of something large.

Great working conditions, uninspiring games

Software Engineer III • Current Employee

Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden

September 15, 2022

Pros: Great perks, good work-life balance once you establish a certain status, and top-tier coworkers.

Cons: Working on games which are uninspiring at best. The company is betting on huge franchises with mass appeal and diluted identity.

Great working conditions, uninspiring games

Software Engineer III • Current Employee

Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden

September 15, 2022

Pros: Great perks, good work-life balance once you establish a certain status, and top-tier coworkers.

Cons: Working on games which are uninspiring at best. The company is betting on huge franchises with mass appeal and diluted identity.

Great place to work, at least in my location

Software Engineer III • Former Employee

Pros: * Competent coworkers * Good work/life balance overall * Good job progression matrix for SE job family, clear career development paths * Great overall culture * Established HR and comp processes * Great ESPP program * Ability to move around between teams * Not a lot of micromanagement * Very interesting engine that's easy to contribute to, lots of work to sink your teeth into if you're interested in core tech

Cons: * Poor release planning * Corporate/marketing decisions affecting games and timeline * Lots of technical debt on game teams * Management decisions are often rushed, resulting in cuts or last-minute additions * Hectic release times

Great place to work, at least in my location

Software Engineer III • Former Employee

Pros: * Competent coworkers * Good work/life balance overall * Good job progression matrix for SE job family, clear career development paths * Great overall culture * Established HR and comp processes * Great ESPP program * Ability to move around between teams * Not a lot of micromanagement * Very interesting engine that's easy to contribute to, lots of work to sink your teeth into if you're interested in core tech

Cons: * Poor release planning * Corporate/marketing decisions affecting games and timeline * Lots of technical debt on game teams * Management decisions are often rushed, resulting in cuts or last-minute additions * Hectic release times

A wasteland for creatives, but decent benefits

Software Engineer III • Former Employee

Orlando, Florida, United States

Pros: Many hardworking and smart people in every studio, also decent benefits. Much better than it was in 2004. No real opportunities for creative fulfillment.

Cons: They tend to not be too careful about hiring, and culture can be a real problem. You will definitely feel like a small part of something large.

5.0
A wasteland for creatives, but decent benefits
Software Engineer III • Former Employee
Orlando, Florida, United States
July 16, 2015
Pros: Many hardworking and smart people in every studio, also decent benefits. Much better than it was in 2004. No real opportunities for creative fulfillment.
Cons: They tend to not be too careful about hiring, and culture can be a real problem. You will definitely feel like a small part of something large.

Great working conditions, uninspiring games

Software Engineer III • Current Employee

Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden

September 15, 2022

Pros: Great perks, good work-life balance once you establish a certain status, and top-tier coworkers.

Cons: Working on games which are uninspiring at best. The company is betting on huge franchises with mass appeal and diluted identity.

4.0
Great working conditions, uninspiring games
Software Engineer III • Current Employee
Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
September 15, 2022
Pros: Great perks, good work-life balance once you establish a certain status, and top-tier coworkers.
Cons: Working on games which are uninspiring at best. The company is betting on huge franchises with mass appeal and diluted identity.

Great place to work, at least in my location

Software Engineer III • Former Employee

Pros: * Competent coworkers * Good work/life balance overall * Good job progression matrix for SE job family, clear career development paths * Great overall culture * Established HR and comp processes * Great ESPP program * Ability to move around between teams * Not a lot of micromanagement * Very interesting engine that's easy to contribute to, lots of work to sink your teeth into if you're interested in core tech

Cons: * Poor release planning * Corporate/marketing decisions affecting games and timeline * Lots of technical debt on game teams * Management decisions are often rushed, resulting in cuts or last-minute additions * Hectic release times

5.0
Great place to work, at least in my location
Software Engineer III • Former Employee
April 26, 2022
Pros: * Competent coworkers * Good work/life balance overall * Good job progression matrix for SE job family, clear career development paths * Great overall culture * Established HR and comp processes * Great ESPP program * Ability to move around between teams * Not a lot of micromanagement * Very interesting engine that's easy to contribute to, lots of work to sink your teeth into if you're interested in core tech
Cons: * Poor release planning * Corporate/marketing decisions affecting games and timeline * Lots of technical debt on game teams * Management decisions are often rushed, resulting in cuts or last-minute additions * Hectic release times

Electronic Arts Interview Questions

Is Subsequence

Determine if one string is a subsequence of another. That is, check if you can form the first string by deleting characters from the second string without changing the order of the remaining characters.

StringsTwo PointersDynamic ProgrammingBinary SearchGreedy Algorithms

Relative Ranks

Given an array of scores, assign medals (Gold, Silver, Bronze) to the top three scores and rank numbers to the rest. Return the rank list as an array of strings.

Wiggle Subsequence

Find the length of the longest subsequence within a given sequence such that the differences between adjacent numbers alternate between positive and negative.

ArraysDynamic ProgrammingGreedy Algorithms

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