Is Electronic Arts a good company to work for?

Electronic Arts has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 5,302 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 50% 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 3% 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) , Development Manager (41) , Project Manager (41) , 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 564 reviews)); "Good benefits (if you manage to become a regular employee which is rare)." ((in 426 reviews)); "The work life balance I had was good (10:00 am" ((in 209 reviews)); "We make a great product and the team here is dedicated to provide the best." ((in 149 reviews)); "Great Campus with many amenities for fun and play" ((in 69 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 231 reviews)); "Bad management and lack of proper planning." ((in 188 reviews)); "it was boring and low pay" ((in 166 reviews)); "Some really bad managers which makes it hard to shape your career" ((in 93 reviews)); "Long hours and competitve atmposhere" ((in 73 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

(4,004 total reviews)

Andrew Wilson

63% approve of CEO

50% 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 4,004 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

5.0

Nov 7, 2014

Amazing opportunity.

Qa tester

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is a week of paid training. The hours are steady and there can be a lot of optional overtime. The environment is fun and casual, but remains productive and goal oriented. The sky is the limit, from basic contractor work all the way to being employed by EA directly.

Cons

Most start as contract work through a separate entity that works with EA. This management will sometimes force people onto the three month furlough depending on what time of the year their contract is to end.

3.0

Oct 31, 2014

Interesting projects and great co-workers amidst massive corporate dysfunction.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have been very lucky to have had the privilege to work with so many intelligent, creative and passionate individuals on a wide range of projects across several studios at EA.

Cons

The enormous layering of middle and upper management creates a vacuum which has a tendency to destroy creativity and idea exploration on game teams. The senior level structure within EA is unfortunately more interested in the preservation of their own roles within the company than in creating really great games. Additionally, this company is extremely risk adverse and beholden to their quarterly reports which ensures that they will continue to follow the trends rather than create them.

2.0

Oct 31, 2014

A collection of start-up like studios, riddled with too much middle management

Technical manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- You can work on many video games you can name, and moving from studio to studio is of moderate difficulty. - Vacation policy is above average. - Stock options are a nice perk. - Amazingly passionate and brilliant talent. - Learn domain knowledge that is rarely found in other industries. - Good parties when your game succeeds.

Cons

- Bottom-line driven development: EA senior leadership cares only about appeasing shareholders at any expense, including overruling the experts they employ on creative/technical/morale impactful decisions, which often results in an overall longterm LOSS for short-term gains. - Crunch time is unhealthy; 100 hour weeks are common for 6 months at a time during gold-master/crunch. - Review process is a dog-pony show: promotions with no merit increases, RIFs during executive bonuses, and a consistent but tiny annual bonus are commonplace, save upper-middle management or higher.

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