The people are great, the politics are not
The people are great, the politics are not
EA has a great number of hugely talented individuals, lots of cool projects to work on, lots of great tech to play with, plus great benefits.
Each studio has its own culture, and it can be very interesting to see how each is run.
The atmosphere is highly profit-driven, to the detriment of quality in many cases. Politics and jockeying for power or recognition are rampant. People can often be treated as disposable resources once a project is complete or changes direction. There is a lack of consistency between the various organizations in how they not only run their business but how they treat their employees.
EA would not be losing ground to other smaller companies in both reputation and market share if it could get closer to its roots and focus on quality over quantity. More needs to be done from an oversight perspective on how individual business units are run, since some treat their employees like dirt while others treat them like gold. You want everyone to be treated as important and given enough freedom so each employee can not only excel in their own element but also feel like part of the team. That isn't the case in every part of the organization.
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Engineering Manager
Three guys talked to me one by one in the meeting room. Two were discussing and writing on the whiteboard. It processed for 4 hours. Feedback came after one week. The office looks new. The people look quiet and not busy.
Rendering Engineer
Initial briefing + 3 round interview. The initial briefing was around 30 minutes and was mostly formalities, intended to inform me of how the rest of the interview would go. Each of the following rounds was about an hour, where the interviewers wou
Software Engineer
Had an interview with 4 different rounds. First round was HR. Then a tech round with the managers, and then 2 panel rounds. It was a bitter ending; I did not get an offer.
Engineering Manager
August 21, 2018Three guys talked to me one by one in the meeting room. Two were discussing and writing on the whiteboard. It processed for 4 hours. Feedback came after one week. The office looks new. The people look quiet and not busy.
Rendering Engineer
Burnaby, British Columbia, CanadaNovember 19, 2025Initial briefing + 3 round interview. The initial briefing was around 30 minutes and was mostly formalities, intended to inform me of how the rest of the interview would go. Each of the following rounds was about an hour, where the interviewers wou
Software Engineer
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaNovember 7, 2025Had an interview with 4 different rounds. First round was HR. Then a tech round with the managers, and then 2 panel rounds. It was a bitter ending; I did not get an offer.
