Software Test Engineer Intern Interview Experience - Irvine, California
Process
I applied online through their company career website, and about a month later I heard back from University Relations. They set up a general phone interview with the typical "why do you want to work here?" questions.
After that, I had a technical interview with two Blizzard devs. They asked me typical questions about technologies listed on my resume, challenges I've faced, and how I resolved them. Then they asked me to tell them everything I know about Hash Tables, since I mentioned using them in a prior question they asked.
After this interview, they said they'd contact me if they were still interested.
They contacted me via e-mail about a week later to set up another technical interview. This time I was meeting with three different devs. They called and had me connect to a website where I would solve a problem. After about 40 minutes, they seemed satisfied with my solution and let me ask them some questions.
I was told it would be one to two weeks that I would hear back from them regarding my status on the position. It's been three weeks now, so I'm assuming I did not get the position.
It's a bummer. The engineers I spoke with seemed like pretty cool people, and I would have liked to learn from them. Oh well, better luck next year, right?
Questions
They asked me to write a function to find the amount of grouped words given an array of words.
They also gave me a definition for a grouped word, but I won't put that here.
Know your basics, and you're solid.
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Blizzard Work Experiences
- 2.0Used to be a great place to workEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesDecember 17, 2020Pros: Extremely talented and passionate people. Amazing brand of IPs/games to work on. Beautiful campus in Irvine, CA.Cons: Blizzard has no agency, has to ask for approval for everything from Activision. Complete lack of clear communications around vision and company changes. Doesn't actually make change, just communicates they will improve "in the future." No transparency - and gave lowest raises in history during a pandemic, a year in which Activision made record profits (again).
- 5.0Amazing company, with amazing growth, and the opportunity to be a part of a gaming company that cares about its playersSenior Software Engineer I • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesAugust 30, 2017Pros: Cutting Edge software development (roughly a new thing here at Blizzard). Amazing staff and peers. You will feel like a family with your team, and Blizzard has tons of team-building events on most teams. Some teams are excluded from this by personal preference. Great and competitive pay for the SoCal area. It's not what you could make at a non-gaming company in SEA or SF, but it's definitely good for Irvine (engineering perspective only). Profit sharing is awesome. Everyone at Blizzard gets profit sharing if you are a full-time employee of Blizzard. The closer you are to games and the more seniority you have, the higher your share will be, but everyone gets something! On-campus classes to learn and expand your skills. This has been growing now for some time, with more and more classes becoming available. Tons of swag, access to Activision games as well, and being a part of the numerous Activision/Blizzard events hosted by the companies.Cons: Large corporation politics: You will need to play nice and play fair, but also play the political game. Mostly meaning that knowing and befriending the right person can generally secure you a promotion. Hard work doesn't go unnoticed, but can be overshadowed due to nepotism or relationships. The numerous amount of teams and lack of alignment between game teams, services teams, and web and mobile teams can make it hard to know what is what. This also makes it difficult to incite change or purpose change due to the sheer number of dependencies needed. Your personal growth within the company can be a bit of a confusion. Most of your managers don't really understand growth within the company or your path for promotion. Most people will tell you to speak to your manager, but the managers themselves fail to understand the organizational structure, halting you dead in your tracks. If you want to climb the ladder here, be prepared to do your homework and proactively look for opportunities; they won't come to you.
- 5.0Love Blizzard, Dislike DesignersSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesFebruary 23, 2021Pros: I am a Blizzard fan.Cons: I do not like some of the designers.
