Technical Director applicants have rated the interview process at Electronic Arts with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 20% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Director roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Technical Director according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 32%
One on one interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 18%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Electronic Arts in Jan 2024
Interview
I applied online for a Technical Director position. I completed a 2h home assignment, and was invited to a total of 7 one-hour interviews. The team members were all very friendly, polite and respectful. I sincerely had a great time. So this rating is aimed to only review the process itself.
The interview questions were unexpectedly easy. It took more than 5 interviews until someone was able to really explain the specifics of the role, including with which team the candidate would actually work with. Prior explanations were quite vague and sometimes conflicting. There seemed to be little to no internal exchange to see if it makes sense to proceed with a candidate.
Eventually I didn't get an offer due to the lack of experience managing large teams - a detail obvious from my CV and early on discussions. Why would that realization take 7 interviews?
The entire interview process took over 6 weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a C++ function to add to binary numbers together
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Electronic Arts in Mar 2024
Interview
Initial review and first interview seemed to go well. Was asked to perform a multi-day technical test, which was fine. I completed the test and sent it back where they quickly told me the job was offered to another person. If I wasn't in serious contention for the position, then don't ask me to waste my time performing a tech test that took several hours to complete. I don't mind doing them but I had better be a contender before you spend my time on such a comprehensive test. It left an overall bad taste in my mouth and sparks concerns of ageism.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Electronic Arts (Orlando, FL) in Nov 2014
Interview
Interview process was very smooth, quick and well organized. HR department made contact in a timely manner. HR Department did phone screening and then passed of to the leader in the area. Had an in person interview which was very interactive, employees are very friendly and forecoming. Overall positive experience interviewing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Interview questions were appropriate for the position. High level questions were asked and then detailed were followed up with 2nd and 3rd round detailed interviews.