Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Playdots as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Software Engineer and Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Front Desk Receptionist and Intern roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Playdots takes an average of 38 days when considering 10 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Intern - Hourly had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Senior Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
It was a call with one of the cofounders. The team is only 3 people and they are looking for a fourth to help the mobile development side. After the recruiter call, it was a call with the CTO and he had several exercises on ReactNative.
the interview process was fairly easy. they ask questions such as background, experience, questions about integrity and loyalty to workplace, they ask about previous experience and what youre looking for in a new job
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Playdots (New York, NY) in Jan 2022
Interview
They ask you to make a playable version of their original game. 3 Interviews and technical take home test where they ask you to make the game. First interview is with hiring manager and second is with other teams, final is with CTO.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is an issue with something that you implemented in your technical test? And how would you fix it?