Tencent

Game Programmer Interview Experience - Shenzhen, China

April 1, 2023

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interviewer is very experienced in terms of programming. He asked me lots of C++ questions. He asked me lots of C++ questions.

He asked me lots of C++ questions.

Questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Tencent Game Programmer role in Shenzhen, China.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Tencent's interview process for their Game Programmer roles in Shenzhen, China is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tencent's Game Programmer interview process in Shenzhen, China.

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Good pay and smart colleagues, but long hours

Game Programmer • Former Employee

Shenzhen, China

Pros: Overall good pay, smart people and good working environment

Cons: Often overtime, limited work life balanced

Good pay and smart colleagues, but long hours

Game Programmer • Former Employee

Shenzhen, China

Pros: Overall good pay, smart people and good working environment

Cons: Often overtime, limited work life balanced

Average

Game Programmer • Current Employee

January 6, 2023

Pros: Competitive pay; big company; formal processes

Cons: Bad work life balance; Need to be on call

Game Programmer • Current Employee

January 6, 2023

Pros: Competitive pay; big company; formal processes

Cons: Bad work life balance; Need to be on call

Review from a backend software engineer

Senior Backend Software Engineer • Current Employee

Shenzhen, China

Pros: There is a great benefit among all Chinese Internet giants, a fancy building, and nice colleagues and culture.

Cons: 1. Bad work life balance. For product managers, you have to deal with "product requirements from boss" at off-duty-time. And engineers have to spend a lot of time on those whims even in the deep night. 2. Lack of high-level design on the whole company's tech-infrastructure, so that a lot of engineers are exhausting on re-inventing wheels and on-call for online service fault. 3. Some of the senior/middle managers (VP/GM) are not professional enough. They sometimes focus too much on detailed problems which shall be solved by engineers or product managers themselves. 4. Top-level company and products, second-level salaries.

Review from a backend software engineer

Senior Backend Software Engineer • Current Employee

Shenzhen, China

Pros: There is a great benefit among all Chinese Internet giants, a fancy building, and nice colleagues and culture.

Cons: 1. Bad work life balance. For product managers, you have to deal with "product requirements from boss" at off-duty-time. And engineers have to spend a lot of time on those whims even in the deep night. 2. Lack of high-level design on the whole company's tech-infrastructure, so that a lot of engineers are exhausting on re-inventing wheels and on-call for online service fault. 3. Some of the senior/middle managers (VP/GM) are not professional enough. They sometimes focus too much on detailed problems which shall be solved by engineers or product managers themselves. 4. Top-level company and products, second-level salaries.

Good pay and smart colleagues, but long hours

Game Programmer • Former Employee

Shenzhen, China

Pros: Overall good pay, smart people and good working environment

Cons: Often overtime, limited work life balanced

4.0
Good pay and smart colleagues, but long hours
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Shenzhen, China
June 21, 2026
Pros: Overall good pay, smart people and good working environment
Cons: Often overtime, limited work life balanced

Average

Game Programmer • Current Employee

January 6, 2023

Pros: Competitive pay; big company; formal processes

Cons: Bad work life balance; Need to be on call

4.0
Average
Game Programmer • Current Employee
January 6, 2023
Pros: Competitive pay; big company; formal processes
Cons: Bad work life balance; Need to be on call

Review from a backend software engineer

Senior Backend Software Engineer • Current Employee

Shenzhen, China

Pros: There is a great benefit among all Chinese Internet giants, a fancy building, and nice colleagues and culture.

Cons: 1. Bad work life balance. For product managers, you have to deal with "product requirements from boss" at off-duty-time. And engineers have to spend a lot of time on those whims even in the deep night. 2. Lack of high-level design on the whole company's tech-infrastructure, so that a lot of engineers are exhausting on re-inventing wheels and on-call for online service fault. 3. Some of the senior/middle managers (VP/GM) are not professional enough. They sometimes focus too much on detailed problems which shall be solved by engineers or product managers themselves. 4. Top-level company and products, second-level salaries.

4.0
Review from a backend software engineer
Senior Backend Software Engineer • Current Employee
Shenzhen, China
June 4, 2022
Pros: There is a great benefit among all Chinese Internet giants, a fancy building, and nice colleagues and culture.
Cons: 1. Bad work life balance. For product managers, you have to deal with "product requirements from boss" at off-duty-time. And engineers have to spend a lot of time on those whims even in the deep night. 2. Lack of high-level design on the whole company's tech-infrastructure, so that a lot of engineers are exhausting on re-inventing wheels and on-call for online service fault. 3. Some of the senior/middle managers (VP/GM) are not professional enough. They sometimes focus too much on detailed problems which shall be solved by engineers or product managers themselves. 4. Top-level company and products, second-level salaries.

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