Electronic Arts Employee Reviews for Software Engineer

"EA is a great company to work for. EA-LA has a workout facility, a sports field, and a cafeteria on campus."

What do you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"Good people. They are very intelligent and playful. Extremely nice working environment. It is in a good area."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Wear a collared shirt tie. Be outgoing and excited. Know your math and physics (if you are a programmer)."

What don't you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"They got a little rough with the hours but they have fixed that now. I didn't much care for the valet parking."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Avoid feature creep at the 11th hour. Make sure there is only chief giving orders to the team."

What don't you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"I was a contract employee and felt like there was little chance of being hired."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They have pretty tried and true development operations. I guess they could get better hardware"

What don't you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"The future of the company is questionable and upper management seems lost to fix it."

"Tiburon is a great place to work, with good benefits, but can have long hours during certain times of the year."

What do you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"The people at Tiburon all know what they are doing, and are a friendly bunch. Everyone is willing to help or give advice when it is requested."

What don't you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"During certain parts of the year, alpha/beta, days can get as long as 10 or even 12 hrs long, with weekends."

"Just another EA employee..."

What do you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"Working on games can be really fun and EA has very good benefits package."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you want job security this is a decent place to be but beware of job position offers because most of my coworker buddies I found out that they got demoted from their previous job. Push for the highest position they will give you."

What don't you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"EA works you to the bone and your personal life goes out the window when the game needs to be done."

"Provides good working enviorments and reasonable salary, without lots chance to grow."

"Good place to work, if you're single."

What do you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"Fun, casual working environment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't listen to assurances of we're working on improving the number of hours worked...they never change in this regard."

What don't you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"Long hours."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Determine software requirements more adequately to prevent overworked employees."

"Not a place you want to stay long-term."