Electronic Arts Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

Bucharest, BucurestiPosted Feb 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a short phone screen first—about 15 to 20 minutes—where I answered general questions about myself and why I applied.

Soon after, the process moved into a technical interview that focused on C++ fundamentals and how I reason about code.

The topics included OOP and the Standard Template Library, and I also got questions framed around “what does this code do?” That style really tested whether I could read through logic quickly and explain behavior clearly, not just name concepts. My preparation felt fairly solid for the fundamentals, but translating that into precise explanations under pressure was the main challenge.

Ultimately, I didn’t get an offer. Still, the experience made it clear that they were

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