King

Game Developer Interview Experience - United Kingdom

February 17, 2021

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The interview process consisted of pre-recorded interviews, followed by in-person interviews.

I found the individuals to be very friendly, clear, and helpful.

The questions were simple and focused on getting me to explain clearly and in detail.

The process was helpful with disabilities, as they were very accommodating and my point of contact was kind.

Questions

What is your favourite game?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the King Game Developer role in United Kingdom.

Success Rate

50%

Pass Rate

King's interview process for their Game Developer roles in the United Kingdom is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive75%

Neutral0%

Negative25%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for King's Game Developer interview process in United Kingdom.

King Work Experiences

Chaotic roadmap constantly changing

Game Developer • Former Employee

London, England

Pros: Strong work life balance, and a nice office with a reasonable amount of social activity.

Cons: Weak job prospects that include no merit based promoting and only two games in London, little to no transparency leading to sudden changes, uninspired work on live titles, and an unclear roadmap.

Chaotic roadmap constantly changing

Game Developer • Former Employee

London, England

Pros: Strong work life balance, and a nice office with a reasonable amount of social activity.

Cons: Weak job prospects that include no merit based promoting and only two games in London, little to no transparency leading to sudden changes, uninspired work on live titles, and an unclear roadmap.

Amazing place with amazing people.

Game Developer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: Amazing place to work. Friendly and focused people. Great values and dedication to them. Opportunities to work in offices around the globe.

Cons: Vague avenues for progression. Vague remuneration system. Basically no negotiation on pay reviews, which makes your starting offer very important.

Amazing place with amazing people.

Game Developer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: Amazing place to work. Friendly and focused people. Great values and dedication to them. Opportunities to work in offices around the globe.

Cons: Vague avenues for progression. Vague remuneration system. Basically no negotiation on pay reviews, which makes your starting offer very important.

Constantly dropping the ball on its employees

Game Developer • Former Employee

Pros: Mostly friendly coworkers, decent benefits, interesting guest presentations, and job security

Cons: HR is awful and has zero sympathy for anybody. Of course HR is there to protect the company, but you would expect that if you report somebody to HR for breach of conduct, they would take action instead of trying to make your life miserable. They refuse to make reasonable adjustments for people with a functional impairment, such as allowing them to work from home, and force them to take sick leave. When a global pandemic comes about, no questions are asked and everybody gets sent home. Coworkers are generally very friendly people, but there are many jokes about racism, sexism, and mental illness. Your manager is more likely to take pity on the person making these comments than on the people subjected to them, meaning that unless you push through and report this person anyway, they will never learn. The company seems to be too scared to take any really meaningful risks and spends all its money and resources on Candy Crush. Be prepared to sit around for two months without any direction or anything to do, and when you eventually get back to work and it is hard to adjust, you will get blamed for not working hard enough in your performance review. Raises often do not even cover inflation. In many positions, skills are not very transferable and people get stuck in the company and find it difficult to find a new job. I do not recommend working here.

Constantly dropping the ball on its employees

Game Developer • Former Employee

Pros: Mostly friendly coworkers, decent benefits, interesting guest presentations, and job security

Cons: HR is awful and has zero sympathy for anybody. Of course HR is there to protect the company, but you would expect that if you report somebody to HR for breach of conduct, they would take action instead of trying to make your life miserable. They refuse to make reasonable adjustments for people with a functional impairment, such as allowing them to work from home, and force them to take sick leave. When a global pandemic comes about, no questions are asked and everybody gets sent home. Coworkers are generally very friendly people, but there are many jokes about racism, sexism, and mental illness. Your manager is more likely to take pity on the person making these comments than on the people subjected to them, meaning that unless you push through and report this person anyway, they will never learn. The company seems to be too scared to take any really meaningful risks and spends all its money and resources on Candy Crush. Be prepared to sit around for two months without any direction or anything to do, and when you eventually get back to work and it is hard to adjust, you will get blamed for not working hard enough in your performance review. Raises often do not even cover inflation. In many positions, skills are not very transferable and people get stuck in the company and find it difficult to find a new job. I do not recommend working here.

Chaotic roadmap constantly changing

Game Developer • Former Employee

London, England

Pros: Strong work life balance, and a nice office with a reasonable amount of social activity.

Cons: Weak job prospects that include no merit based promoting and only two games in London, little to no transparency leading to sudden changes, uninspired work on live titles, and an unclear roadmap.

3.0
Chaotic roadmap constantly changing
Game Developer • Former Employee
London, England
July 1, 2020
Pros: Strong work life balance, and a nice office with a reasonable amount of social activity.
Cons: Weak job prospects that include no merit based promoting and only two games in London, little to no transparency leading to sudden changes, uninspired work on live titles, and an unclear roadmap.

Amazing place with amazing people.

Game Developer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: Amazing place to work. Friendly and focused people. Great values and dedication to them. Opportunities to work in offices around the globe.

Cons: Vague avenues for progression. Vague remuneration system. Basically no negotiation on pay reviews, which makes your starting offer very important.

4.0
Amazing place with amazing people.
Game Developer • Current Employee
London, England
March 22, 2016
Pros: Amazing place to work. Friendly and focused people. Great values and dedication to them. Opportunities to work in offices around the globe.
Cons: Vague avenues for progression. Vague remuneration system. Basically no negotiation on pay reviews, which makes your starting offer very important.

Constantly dropping the ball on its employees

Game Developer • Former Employee

Pros: Mostly friendly coworkers, decent benefits, interesting guest presentations, and job security

Cons: HR is awful and has zero sympathy for anybody. Of course HR is there to protect the company, but you would expect that if you report somebody to HR for breach of conduct, they would take action instead of trying to make your life miserable. They refuse to make reasonable adjustments for people with a functional impairment, such as allowing them to work from home, and force them to take sick leave. When a global pandemic comes about, no questions are asked and everybody gets sent home. Coworkers are generally very friendly people, but there are many jokes about racism, sexism, and mental illness. Your manager is more likely to take pity on the person making these comments than on the people subjected to them, meaning that unless you push through and report this person anyway, they will never learn. The company seems to be too scared to take any really meaningful risks and spends all its money and resources on Candy Crush. Be prepared to sit around for two months without any direction or anything to do, and when you eventually get back to work and it is hard to adjust, you will get blamed for not working hard enough in your performance review. Raises often do not even cover inflation. In many positions, skills are not very transferable and people get stuck in the company and find it difficult to find a new job. I do not recommend working here.

1.0
Constantly dropping the ball on its employees
Game Developer • Former Employee
June 23, 2020
Pros: Mostly friendly coworkers, decent benefits, interesting guest presentations, and job security
Cons: HR is awful and has zero sympathy for anybody. Of course HR is there to protect the company, but you would expect that if you report somebody to HR for breach of conduct, they would take action instead of trying to make your life miserable. They refuse to make reasonable adjustments for people with a functional impairment, such as allowing them to work from home, and force them to take sick leave. When a global pandemic comes about, no questions are asked and everybody gets sent home. Coworkers are generally very friendly people, but there are many jokes about racism, sexism, and mental illness. Your manager is more likely to take pity on the person making these comments than on the people subjected to them, meaning that unless you push through and report this person anyway, they will never learn. The company seems to be too scared to take any really meaningful risks and spends all its money and resources on Candy Crush. Be prepared to sit around for two months without any direction or anything to do, and when you eventually get back to work and it is hard to adjust, you will get blamed for not working hard enough in your performance review. Raises often do not even cover inflation. In many positions, skills are not very transferable and people get stuck in the company and find it difficult to find a new job. I do not recommend working here.

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