We're hiring an Art Director! Come make great mobile games with us that reach millions of people, including our Disney Heroes: Battle Mode RPG. More info and to apply: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMcTV
We're hiring for roles across the company, including: Data, Creative, Engineering, and more! Come make great midcore mobile games with us that reach millions of people. More info and to apply: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQJwA
From our bootstrapping roots that began in our college apartments in 2008, we've grown to become a leading venture-backed mobile gaming studio with a talented team of 50+ employees. Fueled with the passion to build great products and entertain millions of people, we endeavor to change the world with fun and innovative mobile game play.
FREEDOM OF PLAY - We work hard and play hard! Our goal is to make sure everyone at PerBlue can do their best work possible and have fun doing it:
Our cross-functional and collaborative team brings experience from across the industry. We design, develop, publish, and support our suite of midcore mobile games. We have impactful roles in a number of different functional areas including:
Justin Beck (CEO)
Justin graduated from the University of Wisconsin with degrees in Computer Engineering and Computer Science. He is the CEO and co-founder of PerBlue. Previously he worked as a software engineer at Google and a program manager at Microsoft. He has grown the company from a few classmates in 2008 to 40 full-time employees today with a multi-million dollar revenue stream. Justin enjoys understanding markets, creating fun products and innovative business models, and making amazing technology.
Matt Ricchetti (CPO)
Matt is a seasoned studio executive for freemium, mobile, and social gaming companies. He joined PerBlue in 2014 where he serves as the Chief Product Officer and oversees product strategy and production. He previously lead worldwide studio development at Glu Mobile where he served as President of Studios, and lead the mobile division at Kabam as the Vice President of Mobile. He also held prior leadership roles at Zynga and EA.
Andrew Hanson (CTO)
Andrew graduated with a double major in Computer Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin. He received many merit awards for his academic achievements, and has worked at Microsoft and Avid. From a young age he had a passion for making games and has never stopped. This passion is evident in his personal life where he enjoys playing board, card, and table top games. PerBlue is a product of his creativity and passion.
Forrest Woolworth (COO)
Forrest graduated with a double major in Computer Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin. He worked previously at Cisco Systems and GE Healthcare. He has had many roles at PerBlue since joining the early founding team, where he currently serves as COO. He is a champion of all things entrepreneurial and has been named to the Madison Magazine "M List" which recognizes the top entrepreneurs and technologists in Madison, the Wisconsin Alumni Association's "Forward Under 40", and InBusiness Magazine's "40 Under 40".
I have been working at PerBlue full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Very friendly, open, fun office culture (including lots of social clubs)
Flexible work hours
Lots of people with small kids
Great social events (escape rooms, river tubing, WWE)
Free snacks
Incredible daily catered lunch plan
Excellent fringe benefits (mobile device partial reimbursement, 6.4 weeks paid vacation per year, Sector67 membership, green commuting incentives, etc)
Shower available (great for bike commuting)
Exceptionally competent coworkers
Responsive management
Great working environment
Flexibility to learn new skills and/or focus on your passions
I get do data analysis and talk about video games all day with passionate and talented co-workers. What is not to love?!
Cons
It would be cool if we could teleport to work.
Salaries are merely competitive and not extravagant.
Absolutely no R&D budget for immortality studies.
Advice to Management
Y'all are doing great.
Application
I applied through college or university. The process took 4+ weeks. I interviewed at PerBlue (Madison, WI) in January 2020.
Interview
The process took me about a month to complete. The interview is well organized. There are some general behavioral questions and some coding questions that are of moderate difficulty. The people I talked to are nice and well-prepared. The questions for you are more on the practical side and system design side rather than algorithms. Knowing specific knowledge such as database and concurrency will help you a lot.
Interview Questions
