With Activision Blizzard being under fire because of lawsuits and Microsoft recently buying them out, do you think now is a good time to get into Activision Blizzard as an early career SDE? Anyone have any recent experience working there and if there’s been a change since Microsoft bought them? #SDE...Read more
Blizzard Entertainment Inc. is losing the executive in charge of one of the video game developer’s biggest upcoming titles, marking another departure of senior staff while the company is grappling with a California lawsuit for sexual harassment and discrimination and an investigation by the Securiti...Read more
Can anyone list some gaming companies like EA,Zynga,Blizzard etc that might have SRE/Devops roles? Thanks! #career #gaming
Hi Blinders! I'm a senior graduating from UT Austin in the spring (May 2023) and have previous internship experience in swe, data science, product design, and product management. I've done 6 internships in my college career and have worked at Samsung and Microsoft as a PM Intern. I'm majoring in P...Read more
Within the last year, I had accepted an offer with Blizzard and then retracted my acceptance the weekend before I was to start because, after a month of negotiations, Google finally come through with an acceptable offer (the difference over Blizzard was $150K/yr). Long story short, my team at Googl...Read more
Many people say language is not that important and it's just a tool to solve the bigger problems and being able to solve the high level problems is what's needed for good software engineers. So when a job description like Blizzard's senior software engineering position says things like "Strong unde...Read more
Couldn't find any information on reddit but saw a blind post mentioning it. Is Riot planning on hiring new grads for 2020? I checked the careers page but most opening were for 4+ YOE, so was wondering if it's like Blizzard and they just open applications later in the fall. YOE: 0 TC: 120k(intern re...Read more
Reaching out to see if anyone has any leads or willing to provide a referral for a Game Producer job. Looking to do a small reset of my career path and get into a Games Company. Really miss being close to gaming and want it to be apart of my life again. My background: MS: Partner Technical Adviso...Read more
What have people heard and think, particularly in the Vancouver office/user research team? I image you wouldn't stay too long, but if you're looking to transition to blizzard or even FB after would it be a good career move? Culturally though looking at their glassdoor reviews and... opinion from g...Read more
I like my career as a web developer, but I've been losing interest in working at a typical e-commerce company, making websites that I don't have an interest in/passion for. I want to try to break into the game industry but still make use of my skills as a web dev. I'm open to making customer-facing ...Read more
If you got a new grad offer at a game studio like EA or Blizzard and a new grad offer from an investment bank like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan or Morgan Stanley, which one would you rather choose for career growth, wlb, benefits and resume boost? Assume money is very similar. Please comment if you hav...Read more
Collegue of mine is finishing up his 4th Year as a PhD Candidate in Cognitive Neuroscience. He’s looking to pursue a career in Data Science or UX Research He's very open to networking/connecting with individuals from Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, Blizzard, Sony Willing to share his CV and receiv...Read more
Put in a few years at Blizzard after graduating. Wondering what the best next step is beyond this point and where to go. Should I look within other gaming companies that pay well? Or should I be looking to try out a big tech company to advance my career? If so, what would the best way to go about do...Read more
Almost every person I know that works at Blizzard hates their games. Like, can't stand them. They ALL think OWL is borderline absurd. One of my best friends operates in a "core" role currently at high level and for as long as I can remember he has had a massive hate boner for Blizzard. He just joine...Read more
Hi, I am a candidate in MS in Business Analytics program actively looking for an internship for this summer. I have 5 years experience as a business architect and would like to change to data career. Skill set: SQL Python Tableau Power BI Requirement analysis Project management Project coordinatio...Read more
Hey guys, I've been extremely successful in my career and life until now. I made it from the east coast of the USA in Maryland, to San Francisco, got fired, got rehired at a major video game studio (Activision Blizzard). Now I've been working here for two years. I have no family support, mom is lit...Read more
Recently, I found myself unexpectedly laid off alongside half of my dedicated team. While it's been a challenging transition, I'm determined to turn this setback into an opportunity. I would be immensely grateful if anyone could provide a referral or connect me with potential opportunities. Thank y...Read more
I’m a new MS Grad in comp sci looking to snag an SDE job at EA, Bungie, or Blizzard. Honestly I’d love a ref from any game company hiring SDE/SWE’s fresh out of college but those are the ones I scoped out. My experience outside of school is 3 years consulting work, 3 years education, and 3 years di...Read more
Hello Blind Community, I am currently a grad student in California and I am actively looking for internships for this summer, and would appreciate a referral to any opportunities. I have 3 years of Work Experience as a Software Development Engineer where I have led teams. The search hunt has been ...Read more