It's not all fun and games working at a gaming company. A lot of us grew up playing EA games and that sense of nostalgia pulls hard when considering a role there. My advice is to think twice about what you are looking for and be truthful with yourself about if EA will help you get there.



While the company looks cool from the outside, with wonderful artwork throughout all of the offices and some interesting internal teams (like SEED and CREATE). It's all a facade on top of a very traditional (and conservative) company. A great example - they think they are an agile firm, but really they operate in a very waterfall nature with some agile ceremonies.



The hardest part is that they are very anti-data-driven. Data is in silos and hard to access. When you can get access to some data you need, it's almost impossible to correlate with data from other parts of the organization. Managers claim to be data-driven, but when reports show them something they don't like they just ask for the query/algorithm to be adjusted so the results will match their world-view.



They are also overly-collaborative. Meaning your annual bonus is based on the subjective nature of how people view and think about you. Just a few people who think you are "rocking the boat" or challenging their role can sink your review. Managers pick favorites and unevenly allocate bonuses accordingly.