EA Sports Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

I applied online and the whole thing took about a month. The hiring team and recruiter were really great and professional. They didn't waste my time at all. The interviews were well-designed, with questions that seemed relevant to actual game development challenges. First, there was a recruitment screen. Then, I talked to a technical director about soft skills. Next, two principal engineers asked me general programming and software engineering questions. After that, two more principal engineers asked about discipline-specific topics. Finally, I had a chat with a more global technical director, again focusing on soft skills. They offered me the job after this sixth step.

I had a really good time interviewing with EA Sports. The process was pretty thorough and kept me engaged, and I got a good sense of the job and the company vibe. It had a few distinct steps. To start, there were a couple of chats that really set the stage and gave me a solid understanding of what the job entails. A big highlight for me was the home task, which was basically a real-world assignment where I could show off what I can do. After that, we had a good talk about my solution to the home task, where I got to explain my thinking and got some useful feedback. It felt pretty collaborative and gave me a lot to think about, showing a supportive and pro atmosphere. All in all, the whole interview setup at EA Sports was organized well and left me feeling really good about the company and its people. It seemed like they were really trying to find the right match for everyone.

This HR call was the worst and most disappointing HR call I have ever had. Their engineering team and mission sounded amazing, but after this first call I would never consider applying here again. To start, he failed to read my email being in a different time zone than him and never called. I emailed 5 minutes after we were supposed to talk on the phone and he never responded. It was frustrating that he did not carefully read my email and the time I was available, which was the time he agreed to. We rescheduled. Again, no call. I emailed and he said an all hands meeting was running late and that he would call me in 30 minutes. He finally ended up calling. I understand the all hands meeting was a very important one for the company. I have never in my career felt so uncomfortable on an HR call. He pressured me into wanting to tell him the names of other companies I am applying for even when I said I don't want to share that information. He tried to pressure me into giving a compensation range. I did not and he made me feel terrible about not giving him one. When asking about diversity in the company and the engineering team his answer was vague and ended up with "1 female" as an answer. He also shared personal information about himself that was not relevant to me, the company or the job. He clearly did not read my resume. He was asking how many years I worked at XYZ or how many years of experience I had in a certain framework... when all that information is displayed on my resume. He even asked where the company was... again, it's written clear on my resume. He did not understand the languages/frameworks I have experience in and I had to tell him what the similarities and differences were. I had high hopes for this company, but after this one interaction, I will not be a fan or apply again in the future.