Electronic Arts Software Engineer II interview questions

I was referred to EA by a friend who worked there. My initial talk was with his current manager on the phone. I took a trip to FL and had an in-person interview there with a manager. While there I took their skills test. A few days later I had a follow-up interview with team members in Canada. I was told I was the first to interview for the position and they took several weeks to make a decision.

Applied online direct to Hyderabad HR as response to email. Got details of coding challenge 8 days later. Had 4 days to complete. Sent code in time. Didn't get response for 3 days, so sent email on 4th day. Got reply from HR that they didn't get my attached code, so resent code. Called back after 4 days (weekend included), got response that it would take couple of days to process. Next day got call to know that first round telephonic interview was scheduled next day. Thrice it happened that HR would call saying interview would call at specified time but interviewer didn't call. After 2nd time this happened ( on a Friday), I called HR on Monday evening, he wasn't even aware that interview hadn't happened. Finally I did get the first round. You may have to follow up HR to process your application. HR was polite and cooperative, but it is frustrating to lose 2-3 weeks, as you may be seeking employment at multiple companies, and they act like you can wait forever to get response from EA.