Good pay; good locations; generally friendly and passionate people.
General big corporate culture downsides include company politics and less creative control as an individual contributor on big teams.
Promotion can be hard depending on the team.
The interview had three steps: * Phone interview (HR) * Technical interview (onsite) * Final HR interview (mostly about my expectations) The technical questions were easy to medium, language-oriented (C++) and included some basic algorithms.
I applied online via the EA website. About a week later, I got an email requesting a phone interview. In that interview with a hiring manager, we discussed my educational, career, and research history; mostly background stuff, very light. The hiring
1) A 30-minute phone call with HR. 2) A programming question that could be submitted any time, even a few weeks after receiving the question. 3) A 3-hour on-site interview with 5 people.
The interview had three steps: * Phone interview (HR) * Technical interview (onsite) * Final HR interview (mostly about my expectations) The technical questions were easy to medium, language-oriented (C++) and included some basic algorithms.
I applied online via the EA website. About a week later, I got an email requesting a phone interview. In that interview with a hiring manager, we discussed my educational, career, and research history; mostly background stuff, very light. The hiring
1) A 30-minute phone call with HR. 2) A programming question that could be submitted any time, even a few weeks after receiving the question. 3) A 3-hour on-site interview with 5 people.