It's Nice Working For a Large Private Game Company
It's Nice Working For a Large Private Game Company
- Relevance: Most people have a chance to work on things that will be seen by millions of people.
- Talented People: There are a lot of talented people that you'll get to work with.
- Things Move Fast: Don't get stuck overthinking what-ifs; instead, there's a strong bias for building stuff and trying it out.
- Relentless Pace: Fortnite players expect a lot of new stuff every year, so there's seldom time to really catch your breath before you're on to the next challenge.
- Short Deadlines: VPs can say something publicly that leads to a mountain of work that needs to be delivered in a timeline that necessitates crunch.
- The buck stops with you—don't let your stress or the pressure you are getting from above rain down on your team.
- Spend time getting your team aligned. Making sure your team understands the "why" of what you are doing and where they are going will pay dividends, even though it can take a lot of time up front.
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Senior Gameplay Programmer
A recruiter contacted me. We had an informative talk, then an assignment, a series of six interviews, one more with who would be my team lead. I then talked with a recruiter about a starting date and salary, only to be rejected a couple of days later
Software Engineer (Internship)
After receiving an email, I had to complete three additional interviews plus an assessment. Everyone who interviewed me was very nice and understanding, and they offered some valuable advice. The communication between the recruiter and me was also
Software Developer
The first round was a video call interview. This was terrible; they canceled the interview 30 minutes before without any reason. I had no idea what happened. They didn't even send an explanation.
Senior Gameplay Programmer
SwedenSeptember 1, 2021A recruiter contacted me. We had an informative talk, then an assignment, a series of six interviews, one more with who would be my team lead. I then talked with a recruiter about a starting date and salary, only to be rejected a couple of days later
Software Engineer (Internship)
Los Angeles, California, United StatesNovember 1, 2021After receiving an email, I had to complete three additional interviews plus an assessment. Everyone who interviewed me was very nice and understanding, and they offered some valuable advice. The communication between the recruiter and me was also
Software Developer
Canada, CanadaOctober 23, 2025The first round was a video call interview. This was terrible; they canceled the interview 30 minutes before without any reason. I had no idea what happened. They didn't even send an explanation.
