Blizzard Entertainment Interview Questions

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Blizzard Entertainment (Irvine, CA).

Interview

I had a phone interview followed by a Skype interview followed by a series of in-person interviews on campus. Everyone was incredibly nice and I really enjoyed the seeing their incredible campus. When I was on-site, I interviewed with 5 different individuals. From the Recruiter to the Managers I met with, everyone was really personable and I could tell they took extra care in not being intimidating however, it was a long, drawn out process.

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Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Blizzard Entertainment (Irvine, CA) in June 2017.

Interview

It took about 2 weeks to first hear back from someone, and my initial phone screen was about 2 weeks after that. It was half behavioral (talking about past job experiences) and half standard technical questions (algorithm runtimes, etc).

It took a week to hear back, and I was given a 4-hour at-home coding test. It should be pretty simple for anyone with a few years of experience. I did 'extra credit' since I finished the initial problem in 2 hours, which may have helped.

After another 3 weeks of waiting, I had my on-site interview. It started with a 2-hour coding test with seemingly simple, yet deep questions - they were easy to answer but tricky to optimize, especially with the timer ticking. Afterwards, an hour was spent going over the answers with 2 lead engineers. This part was really enjoyable, as we were able to discuss each question and how it could be done better and more efficiently. It's a way for you to explain what you were thinking, and learn a few things yourself, which is much better than just getting a "no" and going home. After the technical interview was a lunch interview with management, an interview with producers, and an interview with peers. These were all roughly the same personality-type questions about how you approach problems and what you've been doing at your past jobs, etc. As this was a UI-related role, there was UI discussion about the game team I was interviewing for. Overall the whole process took about 7 hours.

It was a great interview process, but it took about twice as long as I had hoped. Expect to wait at least a week in between all conversations for scheduling. At the end I was called and told what the team liked and disliked about me and why they wouldn't be moving forward, and their feedback matched up exactly with how I felt (I should have applied to a non-senior position for a significantly higher chance). I'll probably try to apply again in a few years.

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Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Blizzard Entertainment (Irvine, CA).

Interview

Slow process, partially due to holidays. I applied in October and did a screening interview, a phone interview and then was flown to their campus in January. It was a 4 hour window of interviews; 2 people, 2 people, then 4+ people so a bit intense. I felt good coming out, like I had handled the questions through at me, but I didn't get it (notified 3 weeks later) . Oh well, good learning experience.

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Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Blizzard Entertainment.

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Applied on the site, got an email back in 2 days and a phone interview a few days later. Was rejected due to lack of experience outside of school. Told to apply again in 6-12 months.

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Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Blizzard Entertainment (Irvine, CA) in May 2017.

Interview

First, phone call from recruiter. Coordination for interview was unprofessional. A second recruiter setup the technical interview, he said that he will confirm the time, yet no confirmation came but the time still stands. Technical phone interview last for about 1 hr. about basic CS stuffs. Tip: review some game formula even if your position is not a direct game developer. Being likable will be more important in the technical phone interview.

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Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Blizzard Entertainment (Austin, TX).

Interview

2 person panel. A team manager and a senior supervisor/team lead. One wore a wife beater and Basket ball shorts and the other T-shirt and jeans. They interview was casual in atmosphere and they are more concerned with culture fit than anything because the rest is teachable.

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Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Blizzard Entertainment.

Interview

Pretty standard phone interview with several people from the department for the most part. What do you think about feature X, how would you improve it. How would you solve problem Y.

However during the interview they told me the fact I knew Lua was a red flag due to previous employees writing bad scripts. So apparently don't mention / be technically proficient, for design roles.

They also told me they would get back to me shortly for next steps at the end, then never did, nor did they respond to any follow up attempts.

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Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6+ months. I interviewed at Blizzard Entertainment (Irvine, CA).

Interview

Once you submit an application it can take up to 2 months to get any response, if you go through the gauntlet and make it to employment the whole process can take up to 6 months.

During that time, the success of your interview is randomly based on the group you are being interview by.

If you are interviewed by a group real passionate about WoW and you don't play WoW, GG, you're done.

This is pretty much the standard throughout. If the group interviewing you has a strong feeling about a particular product and you don't share that interest, there was no point for you to even show up, because you won't get the position.

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Application

The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Blizzard Entertainment (Irvine, CA) in April 2017.

Interview

I was referred by a friend who works there which helped get my resume to the top of the stack. I had a phone interview first which seemed rather easy, making sure I actually know what I'm talking about and that I'm not crazy.
2nd interview they flew me out (not local). They flew me in the night before so I would be fresh. They reimbursed my expenses including a rental car.
It was 4 hours of interviews with 7 people in 4 panels. Intense but friendly

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Application

I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Blizzard Entertainment (Irvine, CA) in April 2017.

Interview

The steps involved were as follows:

Email with 10 questions to answer from recruiter
Phone interview with producer and supervising sound designer
Sound design test
On-site interview

The recruiter was amazing the whole way through, and the on-site interview was very straightforward and relaxed. Met with whole team first, then had one on one with each person. Lunch in between was great and a nice way to get to know each other.

Don't over dress! Wear comfortable shoes and clothes.

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