Electronic Arts

Summer 2023 - Quality Design Pathfinder Intern

Electronic Arts is looking for high performing first, second, and third year students to join our world-class internship experience. Summer 2023 will be better than ever as we bring all interns together on-site for orientation week and prep students for the future ways of work by offering remote and hybrid opportunities depending on your location. To learn more, please visit www.ea.com/careers/interns-and-university-graduates. 

Maxis - Quality Verification

Welcome to Maxis, home to tinkerers, craftspeople, & storytellers. Our drive is to inspire everyone to make a better world through creative play. As the developer of the Sims, we create games and experiences for millions of people around the world and are always looking for new ways to inspire our players. Maxis is a place where you can do what you love and help others grow while doing it; a place where your unique voice can be heard and seen. We put creativity and inclusivity at the core of our work and don’t settle for seeing the world only as it is, but strive to build a world as it could be. Read on to see how you can join our team and dream big.

You will report to a Development Director on the Quality Verification team. You will embed within the Development organization, improving QV practices across the team and collaborating with our Quality Engineering and Quality Verification & Standards, Analytics teams to create a robust testing strategy.

Responsibilities

• You will work directly with Quality Engineer and Data Analyst team members to provide a comprehensive testing strategy through automated tests and data implementation.
• You will partner with senior development, production, and design to ensure that we create high-quality features from both a functional and qualitative perspective.
• You can expect to partner with production to improve feature quality through establishing feedback processes and explaining applicable suggestions on how the features could be improved for our players.
• You will identify risks to the feature and overall project as early as possible, partnering with the development and other partner teams to help determine mitigation strategies.

Qualifications:

• You are proficient in Google Suite or MS Office apps
• You are technically minded and have an interest in learning practical coding skills
• You have some familiarity or desire to work with Unreal or Unity Engines
• You have an understanding of creating and/or maintaining documentation
• You are familiar with or interested in the Agile Process, task tracking tools like JIRA and/or Confluence
• You have a strong desire to ensure quality in games
• You have an interest in gaming, especially simulation games & The Sims

You must be legally authorized to work in the US on a full time basis during the 12-week internship. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

US COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these states. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the hourly pay ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, degree type (e.g. Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD), what stage you are in your degree journey (i.e. freshman, sophomore, etc.), qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.


HOURLY PAY RANGES

• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):
º $20 - $34
• Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs):
º $17 - $21
• New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo):
º $24 - $34
• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane):
º $20 - $28
• Jersey City, NJ :
º $24 - $34

The hourly pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including 80 hours per year of sick time (prorated based on scheduled hours per week if less than full-time), 16 paid company holidays per year, medical insurance, and 401(k). Interns in California are also eligible for Voluntary Disability Insurance.