Is Electronic Arts a good company to work for?

Electronic Arts has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 5,298 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at Electronic Arts to a friend and 51% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Electronic Arts have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship) , Analyst and Intern .

Does Electronic Arts pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Electronic Arts employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Electronic Arts. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Electronic Arts?

73% of Electronic Arts employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Electronic Arts 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Electronic Arts?

Software Engineer (310) , QA Tester (128) , Software Engineer II (84) , Game Tester (83) , Senior Software Engineer (70) , Software Engineer III (49) , Development Director (46) , Game Designer (45) , Product Manager (43) , Project Manager (41) , Development Manager (40) , Producer (40) , Software QA Tester (40) , Manual QA Tester (36) , Quality Assurance (36)

What are the pros of working at Electronic Arts according to real employee reviews?

"Testing video games wasn't an overly difficult job and the people I worked with were great." ((in 557 reviews)); "Good benefits (if you manage to become a regular employee which is rare)." ((in 421 reviews)); "Good work life balance (most of the time)" ((in 213 reviews)); "We make a great product and the team here is dedicated to provide the best." ((in 159 reviews)); "Great campus and perks." ((in 72 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Electronic Arts according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary (you need at least 4 overtime days per month to get a decent pay)" ((in 233 reviews)); "Bad management and lack of proper planning." ((in 184 reviews)); "it was boring and low pay" ((in 163 reviews)); "Some really bad managers which makes it hard to shape your career" ((in 96 reviews)); "Long hours and competitve atmposhere" ((in 78 reviews))

What are employees saying about Electronic Arts layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Electronic Arts layoffs and their outlook for job security at Electronic Arts in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Electronic Arts locations?

Redwood City , Orlando , Austin , Los Angeles , Redwood Shores , Baton Rouge , San Francisco , Seattle , Maitland , Salt Lake City , New York , Sacramento , Fairfax , Chicago , Chatsworth , Playa Vista , Marina del Rey , Pasadena , San Jose , Phoenix , Emeryville , Kirkland , Boston , Atlanta , Detroit , Louisville , Dallas , Houston , Playa del Rey , San Mateo

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Electronic Arts reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(4,000 total reviews)

Andrew Wilson

63% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Electronic Arts has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,000 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Electronic Arts employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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4K reviews

3.0

Apr 9, 2009

Great place to learn about the industry, but favortism runs rampant..

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get GREAT exposure to the games industry, especially working with engineers and developers. The environment is fun. The campus is beautiful, and if you do a good job, your managers tend to let you do your own thing so long as you do your work reliably and well.

Cons

It's very difficult to get noticed starting out, and sometimes you may be passed over for a well-deserved promotion over someone who has less seniority and experience doing the job.

5.0

Apr 7, 2009

Great place for a video game enthusiast.

Software engineer i

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CEO approval

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Pros

I had a blast working at Electronic Arts. The people are the best part. Only at a video game developer will you find so many like minded individuals who are as passionate about video games as I am. Electronic Arts has some of the greatest perks from parties to massages to free coffee and food. I was fortunate enough to work at their Black Box Studio (which is in the process of being shut down as I write this) in Downtown Vancouver. This studio is located at probably the best location in Vancouver over looking Coal Harbour. A party was held every Friday in the cafeteria which was the perfect way to end a week(unless of course you were working the weekend too).

Cons

Long hours. Everyone knows this about the games industry. The problem is that a lot of these people WANT to work this much. They are passionate about their work and maybe have just a little bit of workaholism. But who can blame them when you know hundreds of thousands of people will see your hard work. Sometimes it can be frustrating when design decisions are in the hands of the wrong people, or when you know that end project crunch is coming because it really is expected. It can often feel like the only role of the managers is to slave drive the developers. The worst part of EA at the moment would have to be the mass layoffs.

2.0

Apr 6, 2009

EA is a great place to work for about 2 - 5 yrs. After that, get out.

Market research analyst

Recommend

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Pros

The name - very well respected in the industry. Great benefits - health, dental and vision.

Cons

They don't promote from within. Too many middle managers who don't know what they are doing. Many of the groups have no accountability. Too many dinosaurs making important decisions when they don't really understand the industry. Not enough people who actually play games work there.

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