Senior Software Engineer II Interview Experience - Irvine, California
Process
I applied on the online Blizzard jobs website.
I was then contacted by a recruiter who set me up for a 1-hour phone technical interview.
After the 1-hour technical interview, I received a take-home test to complete.
Then, I was asked to fly to Irvine for a full day of interviews, which consisted of pair programming for the entire day.
Questions
One of the questions was to comment and fix a snippet of C++ code.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Blizzard Senior Software Engineer II role in Irvine, California.
Success Rate
Blizzard's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer II roles in Irvine, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Blizzard's Senior Software Engineer II interview process in Irvine, California.
Blizzard Work Experiences
- 3.0Takes care of employeesSenior Software Engineer II • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesMarch 20, 2013Pros: From the very top, Blizzard is committed to its employees. They have great perks and great policies.Cons: The middle management is completely broken. There are no decision makers, no delegators, and no trust. Endless chains of meetings are the norm, and nobody who is allowed to make a decision has any motivation to do anything.
- 4.0Good company, formerly a great companySenior Software Engineer II • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesAugust 2, 2021Pros: Overall, a great company. August reputation, filled with super talented people. Known worldwide. Products are great. Strong support for employees.Cons: Poor pay, relative to other top-tier tech companies. (The "Blizzard Tax", i.e. the hit to your salary because you get to have the Blizzard name on your resume.) Ironically, overly focused on diversity & inclusion. Has lost a lot of talent in the past three years.
- 5.0Great Culture, Low PaySenior Software Engineer II • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesMarch 16, 2021Pros: Great benefits and work cultureCons: Pay is not very competitive.
