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Flat Org & Freedom

Software Engineer

Current Employee

Has worked at Electronic Arts for 4 years

September 11, 2016

Hyderābād, Telangana

Flat Org & Freedom

Software Engineer•Current Employee•Worked at Electronic Arts for 4 years

September 11, 2016

Hyderābād, Telangana

4.0

RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO

Pros

The organization is very flat; one can walk to the top management and ask questions.
Freedom of development is a boon for engineers who are self-motivated and excited about innovating.
Get to work with studios across the world and gain exposure to global engineering culture.

Cons

Could be challenging to begin, as there is no hand-holding.

Advice to Management

Please focus on hiring and retaining a high-quality engineering team. Stop investing in middle management or project coordinators.

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Electronic Arts Interview Questions

Is Subsequence

Easy

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

Easy

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.

Arrays

Wiggle Subsequence

Medium

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

Electronic Arts Interview Experiences

Software Engineer

April 1, 2010

After applying online, I heard back from an EA recruiter within a few days, letting me know that the Technical Director wasn't currently out of town but would have my resume to review as soon as he got back. About two weeks later, I was asked to com

Software Engineer

April 1, 2010

Software Engineer

February 1, 2019

There was a 30-minute telephone screen, and after passing that, an online job interview with 5 team members was performed. An offer came one week later.

Software Engineer

February 1, 2019

There was a 30-minute telephone screen, and after passing that, an online job interview with 5 team members was performed. An offer came one week later.

Software Engineer

February 1, 2020

I applied online and they reached out to me a month after applying. The recruiter said although the role had been filled, they were looking to hire more people. After a 15-minute phone screen, I took an online coding test on C/C++ and Python. A co

There was a 30-minute telephone screen, and after passing that, an online job interview with 5 team members was performed. An offer came one week later.

Software Engineer
February 1, 2019
There was a 30-minute telephone screen, and after passing that, an online job interview with 5 team members was performed. An offer came one week later.

Software Engineer

February 1, 2020

Software Engineer
February 1, 2020
I applied online and they reached out to me a month after applying. The recruiter said although the role had been filled, they were looking to hire more people. After a 15-minute phone screen, I took an online coding test on C/C++ and Python. A co