Blizzard

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience

January 1, 2017

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I was contacted around two weeks after applying. They set up a phone interview for two weeks later.

I had an initial phone interview, then they gave me a test/project to work on. I completed it, and a few weeks later they reached out to me about getting the job.

Questions

Stack vs. Heap Memory

Your favorite data structure and why.

Arrays vs. Linked Lists

What is the range of an integer?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Blizzard Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.

Success Rate

40%

Pass Rate

Blizzard's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive60%

Neutral30%

Negative10%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Blizzard's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.

Blizzard Work Experiences

Great Intern Support, Few Events

Software Engineer (Internship) • Current Employee

Irvine, California, United States

August 22, 2021

Pros: Provided great support to interns, even though it was a virtual internship.

Cons: I wanted to see more intern-specific events while understanding that it is hard to frequently hold an event virtually.

Great Intern Support, Few Events

Software Engineer (Internship) • Current Employee

Irvine, California, United States

August 22, 2021

Pros: Provided great support to interns, even though it was a virtual internship.

Cons: I wanted to see more intern-specific events while understanding that it is hard to frequently hold an event virtually.

A fun company to work for

Big Data Engineer • Former Employee

Irvine, California, United States

August 18, 2024

Pros: Great company culture. Decent pay.

Cons: You can probably find jobs with better pay pretty easily. They're counting on people to take a pay cut just so they can work here.

A fun company to work for

Big Data Engineer • Former Employee

Irvine, California, United States

August 18, 2024

Pros: Great company culture. Decent pay.

Cons: You can probably find jobs with better pay pretty easily. They're counting on people to take a pay cut just so they can work here.

Enjoyed my time

Engineer • Former Employee

Irvine, California, United States

Pros: Great culture within my team and department. Salary was competitive enough, although lower compared to other tech industry and game studios. Blizzard has been through a lot of drama and public issues, but internally they made strides to correct them.

Cons: Went through a lot of layoff waves, and more once acquired by Microsoft. Hopefully, they stop this pattern. They are also bringing back RTO and slowly phasing out WFH for most new roles.

Enjoyed my time

Engineer • Former Employee

Irvine, California, United States

Pros: Great culture within my team and department. Salary was competitive enough, although lower compared to other tech industry and game studios. Blizzard has been through a lot of drama and public issues, but internally they made strides to correct them.

Cons: Went through a lot of layoff waves, and more once acquired by Microsoft. Hopefully, they stop this pattern. They are also bringing back RTO and slowly phasing out WFH for most new roles.

Great Intern Support, Few Events

Software Engineer (Internship) • Current Employee

Irvine, California, United States

August 22, 2021

Pros: Provided great support to interns, even though it was a virtual internship.

Cons: I wanted to see more intern-specific events while understanding that it is hard to frequently hold an event virtually.

5.0
Great Intern Support, Few Events
Software Engineer (Internship) • Current Employee
Irvine, California, United States
August 22, 2021
Pros: Provided great support to interns, even though it was a virtual internship.
Cons: I wanted to see more intern-specific events while understanding that it is hard to frequently hold an event virtually.

A fun company to work for

Big Data Engineer • Former Employee

Irvine, California, United States

August 18, 2024

Pros: Great company culture. Decent pay.

Cons: You can probably find jobs with better pay pretty easily. They're counting on people to take a pay cut just so they can work here.

4.0
A fun company to work for
Big Data Engineer • Former Employee
Irvine, California, United States
August 18, 2024
Pros: Great company culture. Decent pay.
Cons: You can probably find jobs with better pay pretty easily. They're counting on people to take a pay cut just so they can work here.

Enjoyed my time

Engineer • Former Employee

Irvine, California, United States

Pros: Great culture within my team and department. Salary was competitive enough, although lower compared to other tech industry and game studios. Blizzard has been through a lot of drama and public issues, but internally they made strides to correct them.

Cons: Went through a lot of layoff waves, and more once acquired by Microsoft. Hopefully, they stop this pattern. They are also bringing back RTO and slowly phasing out WFH for most new roles.

5.0
Enjoyed my time
Engineer • Former Employee
Irvine, California, United States
March 11, 2025
Pros: Great culture within my team and department. Salary was competitive enough, although lower compared to other tech industry and game studios. Blizzard has been through a lot of drama and public issues, but internally they made strides to correct them.
Cons: Went through a lot of layoff waves, and more once acquired by Microsoft. Hopefully, they stop this pattern. They are also bringing back RTO and slowly phasing out WFH for most new roles.

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