Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Irvine, California
December 1, 2020
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview process was as follows:
- Basic screening
- Hour-long personality interview with members of the team
- Longer technical interview
- "In-person" interview, which was virtual due to COVID
- Got ghosted because of systemic incompetence (happened twice :), I'm sure that gives away who I am; I don't care)
- Realized applying to Blizzard was a complete waste of time because they don't respect your time enough to even tell you they went with someone else, twice.
Questions
Q: What is your greatest weakness?
Q: Explain the difference between unique_ptr, shared_ptr, and weak_ptr.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Blizzard Senior Software Engineer role in Irvine, California.
Success Rate
64%
Pass Rate
Blizzard's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Irvine, California is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive91%
Neutral0%
Negative9%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Blizzard's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Irvine, California.
Blizzard Work Experiences
5.0
Great Culture, Underpaid Engineer
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Irvine, California, United States
August 21, 2025
Pros: Good benefits, work-life balance, and team culture.
Cons: Underpaid relative to industry standard/market.
3.0
Half the man it used to be
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Irvine, California, United States
September 25, 2024
Pros: Culture, people, play hard, work hard environment.
Cons: No longer gameplay first, it is now just profit over everything. It used to be the best place to work, but now it prioritizes money and is no longer an innovative and fun place to work.
5.0
Great place to work
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Irvine, California, United States
June 29, 2024
Pros: Great talent and knowledge sharing, friendly environment, and an ability to contribute meaningfully.
Cons: Wasn't able to stay on for longer.
- 5.0Great Culture, Underpaid EngineerSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesAugust 21, 2025Pros: Good benefits, work-life balance, and team culture.Cons: Underpaid relative to industry standard/market.
- 3.0Half the man it used to beSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesSeptember 25, 2024Pros: Culture, people, play hard, work hard environment.Cons: No longer gameplay first, it is now just profit over everything. It used to be the best place to work, but now it prioritizes money and is no longer an innovative and fun place to work.
- 5.0Great place to workSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesJune 29, 2024Pros: Great talent and knowledge sharing, friendly environment, and an ability to contribute meaningfully.Cons: Wasn't able to stay on for longer.
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