Interesting projects and great co-workers, amidst massive corporate dysfunction
Interesting projects and great co-workers, amidst massive corporate dysfunction
I have been very lucky to have had the privilege to work with so many intelligent, creative, and passionate individuals on a wide range of projects across several studios at EA.
The enormous layering of middle and upper management creates a vacuum that has a tendency to destroy creativity and idea exploration on game teams. The senior level structure within EA is unfortunately more interested in the preservation of their own roles within the company than in creating really great games. Additionally, this company is extremely risk-averse and beholden to their quarterly reports, which ensures that they will continue to follow trends rather than create them.
Flatten the corporate structure and trim the fat where it’s truly needed so you can get back to focusing on what's important: the games.
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Rather fast. It took one week from the application to the interview. The HR people were really nice and everything went smooth. During the interview, I was asked mainly C++ underlying structure questions.
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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 th
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February 1, 2022Round 1 What if Kafka starts producing too many messages? How will you incorporate that? How is the message published onto a partition? Is there any upper limit to the number of consumers? Can I increase the number of partitions on the go? How can
Senior Software Engineer
July 11, 2023Rather fast. It took one week from the application to the interview. The HR people were really nice and everything went smooth. During the interview, I was asked mainly C++ underlying structure questions.
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May 1, 2009I 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 th
