Electronic Arts

Software Engineer Intern Interview Experience

September 1, 2012

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Electronic Arts came to our institute through our internship cell.

There was initially an aptitude test followed by a technical test. The shortlisted candidates were put through one round of technical interview, and further, there was one round of HR interview. Naturally, whoever remained at the end of this process was offered the internship.

Questions

Do you buy pirated games from Electronic Arts?

I should have expected this, but frankly, I was caught unaware, as this was a technical interview.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Electronic Arts Software Engineer Intern role.

Success Rate

38%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive63%

Neutral38%

Negative0%

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

Electronic Arts Work Experiences

I have something "interesting" to share

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Redwood City, California, United States

Pros: I haven't found any pros.

Cons: I was working on the nth floor of some building at EA. For reasons unknown, the snacks on the (n-1)th floor were better, and people on that floor didn't eat too much. One day, the snacks on the nth floor were eaten up. So I went to the (n-1)th floor to collect some snacks for breakfast. Then someone sitting beside the snacks stood up and asked me which department I was in. It felt like I was trying to steal something, and the words made me feel really uncomfortable.

I have something "interesting" to share

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Redwood City, California, United States

Pros: I haven't found any pros.

Cons: I was working on the nth floor of some building at EA. For reasons unknown, the snacks on the (n-1)th floor were better, and people on that floor didn't eat too much. One day, the snacks on the nth floor were eaten up. So I went to the (n-1)th floor to collect some snacks for breakfast. Then someone sitting beside the snacks stood up and asked me which department I was in. It felt like I was trying to steal something, and the words made me feel really uncomfortable.

Great first internship, a little awkward though

Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Redwood City, California, United States

February 24, 2014

Pros: Fun, interesting problems to solve. I worked on a new team, so the feel was less gamer-focused and more tech company, which I enjoyed and wanted to experience. There was great engagement with managers, a lot of continual feedback and excitement about projects. As an intern, it was great to be able to take the lead on a project.

Cons: The office itself was a little stale and quiet. Sitting in cubicles didn't help. The team was pretty new, so it seemed like people didn't really hang out. You have to buy lunch.

Great first internship, a little awkward though

Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Redwood City, California, United States

February 24, 2014

Pros: Fun, interesting problems to solve. I worked on a new team, so the feel was less gamer-focused and more tech company, which I enjoyed and wanted to experience. There was great engagement with managers, a lot of continual feedback and excitement about projects. As an intern, it was great to be able to take the lead on a project.

Cons: The office itself was a little stale and quiet. Sitting in cubicles didn't help. The team was pretty new, so it seemed like people didn't really hang out. You have to buy lunch.

Software Engineer Intern

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Redwood City, California, United States

November 7, 2015

Pros: Good manager, good team, good environment.

Cons: Job is kind of boring.

Software Engineer Intern

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Redwood City, California, United States

November 7, 2015

Pros: Good manager, good team, good environment.

Cons: Job is kind of boring.

I have something "interesting" to share

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Redwood City, California, United States

Pros: I haven't found any pros.

Cons: I was working on the nth floor of some building at EA. For reasons unknown, the snacks on the (n-1)th floor were better, and people on that floor didn't eat too much. One day, the snacks on the nth floor were eaten up. So I went to the (n-1)th floor to collect some snacks for breakfast. Then someone sitting beside the snacks stood up and asked me which department I was in. It felt like I was trying to steal something, and the words made me feel really uncomfortable.

1.0
I have something "interesting" to share
Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee
Redwood City, California, United States
June 22, 2015
Pros: I haven't found any pros.
Cons: I was working on the nth floor of some building at EA. For reasons unknown, the snacks on the (n-1)th floor were better, and people on that floor didn't eat too much. One day, the snacks on the nth floor were eaten up. So I went to the (n-1)th floor to collect some snacks for breakfast. Then someone sitting beside the snacks stood up and asked me which department I was in. It felt like I was trying to steal something, and the words made me feel really uncomfortable.

Great first internship, a little awkward though

Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Redwood City, California, United States

February 24, 2014

Pros: Fun, interesting problems to solve. I worked on a new team, so the feel was less gamer-focused and more tech company, which I enjoyed and wanted to experience. There was great engagement with managers, a lot of continual feedback and excitement about projects. As an intern, it was great to be able to take the lead on a project.

Cons: The office itself was a little stale and quiet. Sitting in cubicles didn't help. The team was pretty new, so it seemed like people didn't really hang out. You have to buy lunch.

4.0
Great first internship, a little awkward though
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
Redwood City, California, United States
February 24, 2014
Pros: Fun, interesting problems to solve. I worked on a new team, so the feel was less gamer-focused and more tech company, which I enjoyed and wanted to experience. There was great engagement with managers, a lot of continual feedback and excitement about projects. As an intern, it was great to be able to take the lead on a project.
Cons: The office itself was a little stale and quiet. Sitting in cubicles didn't help. The team was pretty new, so it seemed like people didn't really hang out. You have to buy lunch.

Software Engineer Intern

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Redwood City, California, United States

November 7, 2015

Pros: Good manager, good team, good environment.

Cons: Job is kind of boring.

4.0
Software Engineer Intern
Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee
Redwood City, California, United States
November 7, 2015
Pros: Good manager, good team, good environment.
Cons: Job is kind of boring.

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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