Software Engineer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Electronic Arts with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer Intern roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 Engineer Intern according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Skills test: 26%
Phone interview: 16%
Personality test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Background check: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Electronic Arts in Apr 2013
Interview
Got an email a few weeks after submitting my resume at an info-session on University Campus. Set up a phone interview (basic screening) followed by an on-site interview (one technical with 2 engineers and one half behavioral/half technical). They allowed me to code in any language (white board questions). I made a couple of mistakes but they were very nice in walking me through some things I couldn't recall. A couple of questions were
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Write a function that will give you the angle between the minute hand and the hour hand at any given time.
In any language, define an animal class with 2 subclasses, each with at least 2 attributes. Subsequent questions followed involving the modification of the classes.
The interview was quite difficult and technical from the very beginning. They started with intro questions about data structures and then proceeded with more difficult conceptual questions. The total interview was about an hour.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Electronic Arts (Hyderābād) in Oct 2025
Interview
I applied to EA from Campus Placements
Round 1 : Online Assessment which is different for every participant.
Round 2 : Technical interview that asks about projects, pseudocodes, etc
Round 3 : HR interview
Unfortunately, my experience with the technical interview was disappointing. The interviewer came across as dismissive and abrupt, showing little regard for basic professional courtesy. There was minimal engagement or feedback throughout the conversation, and the call was ended abruptly without any closing remarks or a chance to ask follow-up questions. This left a negative impression and reflected poorly on the company’s interview process.