Is Electronic Arts a good company to work for?

Electronic Arts has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 5,297 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 74% 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?

74% 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 550 reviews)); "Good benefits (if you manage to become a regular employee which is rare)." ((in 415 reviews)); "The work life balance I had was good (10:00 am" ((in 217 reviews)); "We make a great product and the team here is dedicated to provide the best." ((in 151 reviews)); "Great campus and perks." ((in 71 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 189 reviews)); "it was boring and low pay" ((in 167 reviews)); "Some really bad managers which makes it hard to shape your career" ((in 95 reviews)); "Long hours and competitve atmposhere" ((in 76 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

Electronic Arts reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,999 total reviews)

Andrew Wilson

64% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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Electronic Arts has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,999 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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Jun 12, 2008

Great place to learn about the video game industry

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great industry to be in and EA is the leader in the video game industry. EA has the biggest portfolio in the industry and some of the biggest video game franchises. People at EA tend to be very laid back and know how to have fun outside of work with colleagues.

Cons

EA tends to be more reactive vs. proactive thus sometimes instead of acting as the leader in the industry, EA is slow to drive innovation. Creative leaders in the company need to be allowed to spend less time selling their ideas across the organization and instead focus on executing innovative initatives.

2.0

Jun 11, 2008

Don't forget that your greatest asset is your employees, not your stockholders.

Computer graphic artist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work with some very intelligent people.

Cons

Unfortunately, these same very intelligent people are set up to fail instead of succeed because they are not given enough resources (time, project budget, enough competent teammates, adequate training, etc.) to succeed. Also, lack of work/life balance.

4.0

Jun 11, 2008

Good, but has big company problems.

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Reasonably good compensation and benefits. Lots of very smart people to work along side. There are good programs in place for growth and learning. The technology is interesting to work on and cutting edge. Outside of finaling, hours are flexible.

Cons

Overtime is a scheduled reality when shipping a game, even though management won't say it. The company has the usual political turf wars that any large company has. There is a lot of redundant effort for projects, sharing is not nearly as good as it should be. The EA University runs out of useful information at about the SE2 level - there are no good courses for more senior engineers.

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Great place to learn about the video game industry

Don't forget that your greatest asset is your employees, not your stockholders.

Good, but has big company problems.

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