Software Quality Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Electronic Arts with 1.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Quality Engineer roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Electronic Arts overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Electronic Arts as a Software Quality Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Group panel interview: 25%
Presentation: 25%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Electronic Arts (Redwood City, CA) in Dec 2011
Interview
Consisted of 3 phone interviews, of which one was behavioral and remaining 2 were technical. I did not like the software quality engineering position but wanted an interview practice, so attended it. I was not offered an onsite interview, since I was not very interested in the position in the first place. The interviewers were cordial and work with you to get the answer they need.
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I applied through other source. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Electronic Arts (Baton Rouge, LA) in Mar 2011
Interview
I answered an ad in the newspaper, by mailing my resume. I recieved a phone call, a sort of preliminary interview...to discuss the job and the pay. The actual interview was in a group setting, it was actually quite entertaining. EA is not a difficult company to get on with if you are beta testing or handling quality assurance, however they only hire through a staffing agency and only offer one year contracts.