https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-25/microsoft-cuts-1-900-jobs-in-gaming-including-at-activision? Microsoft Corp. will lay off 1,900 people across its video-game divisions including at Activision Blizzard, which it purchased for $69 billion in an acquisition that closed late last year...Read more
Wondering what job stability is like for developers at these companies...Does you staying at the company depend on performance of the game a lot?7
I am curious how this controversy has effected blizzard employee moral, given that walkouts have already happened. What's the inside scoop on the issue?
Job is within #Activision #Blizzard Media (within #King I think) Can't find any info on Blind or Levels NYC #TC 265
How much stock you were offered (as % of base pay) on your job offer with Activision Blizzard? Or how much you are getting currently (per year)? #activisionblizzard
Saw a job opening I would be great fit for. Need a SWE referral for King. If Activision Blizzard employees also can refer, pls comment, I'll dm.
I came across a finance opportunity with King, a subsidiary of Activision. Just wonder whether anyone would mind providing a referral. Here's link to the job req. Hugely appreciate it! https://careers.king.com/jobs/job/15419-fpa-manager-activision-blizzard-media/?&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=soci...Read more
Hi Fam, I am a recent graduate (MS in CS), and have been looking for a job for a while now, unsuccessfully. I was thinking of starting to contribute to open source projects, to keep myself occupied and increase visibility. Any suggestions for interesting projects, and where to begin for someone wh...Read more
Current TC: $75k YOE: <;1 Received an offer from Activision Blizzard for a Software Engineer position. Should I take it and move to a location in Cali (unknown yet)? Or stay with the company I’m at now where the pay is garbage but at the very least I can work from home, and don’t have to move to
Netflix market cap is almost $80B as of today. To buy it, Microsoft would have to offer something well over that, say $100B. Their most expensive acquisition to date was Activision Blizzard at $68B and you might remember how many investors cried about that. So they won't acquire Netflix but there a...Read more
Activision Blizzard Esports today will announce a restructuring that will result in the layoffs of about 50 people, moves that top executive Tony Petitti says are a result of how the group has had to re-invent itself amid the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview this morning with SBJ/TEO, Petitti ...Read more
As you likely know already, return-to-office policies can vary based on your job, department or location. We surveyed marketing professionals in Blind’s community of over 9 million verified professionals to find out companies’ policies and in-office or hybrid work schedules. As a reminder, Blind’...Read more
Blizzard has been notoriously known for underpaying their employees. What does this acquisition mean for a changed pay structure, if at all? Will they derive the job family structure that Microsoft has? And what about the benefits? Specifically their military leave benefits. Blizzard is incredibly ...Read more
As you likely know already, return-to-office policies can vary based on your job, department or location. We surveyed software engineers in Blind’s community of over 9 million verified professionals to find out companies’ policies and in-office or hybrid work schedules. As a reminder, Blind’s ret...Read more
I'm new to this site but I have been looking at the process for a job at Blizzard Entertainment, could anyone provide some tips on the interview process/work balence/culture? The reviews don't look too good on here... #gaming
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
As you likely know already, return-to-office policies can vary based on your job, department or location. We surveyed design professionals in Blind’s community of over 9 million verified professionals to find out companies’ policies and in-office or hybrid work schedules. As a reminder, Blind’s r...Read more
Interviewing with blizzard, riot, zenimax online, and a non gaming google job. Which is best? Current TC at Amazon: 160k, 8 yoe
As you likely know already, return-to-office policies can vary based on your job, department or location. We surveyed product management professionals in Blind’s community of over 9 million verified professionals to find out companies’ policies and in-office or hybrid work schedules. As a reminde...Read more
Does this mean they are taking the Metaverse seriously? More jobs in the VR/AR space I guess. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/business/microsoft-activision-bilzzard.html