Hi, I’m expecting an offer from Activision Blizzard for a Product manager role in the Bay Area. What should be my total comp expectations? Also, one of the reasons why I’m considering this company is because I’m hoping the deal with Microsoft will go through in 2023 and I’ll eventually become a Mic...Read more
Curious what TC is for L5 there. Also, is it easy to transfer between them? 7 YOE
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-03/blizzard-workers-share-salaries-in-revolt-over-wage-disparities what is happening at Blizzard right now? i would be very interested in seeing that spreadsheet.
How is compensation at Blizzard? Specifically for Senior Artist/Animators (level 1 or 2) and above? What are the tiers? (senior level 1, 2, then what?). Are there opportunities for growth? How are bonuses for devs? It seems like a great place for devs from what I have heard, but so damn expensi...Read more
Interviewing with a team at activision for a non-tech role YoE - 7 years Currently at MS what level would I be considered with my years of experience? What's the salary range (high band, low band) for these levels? TIA @activisions
Will compensation change for Activision Blizzard employees? What will leveling be based on? Base? TC: 300K YOE: 10
I got an offer from Amazon Music and Activision Blizzard and I'm torn between which one to choose. Amazon Music - total comp 170k (L4 SDE I) Activision Blizzard - total comp 140k (SWE) 2 YOE I am drawn more into Activision Blizzard for its recent acquisition by Microsoft (which is not approved ye...Read more
So Im interviewing for Data Science role at King (Activision Blizzard King) London. Their glassdoor reviews look scary. Can anyone give ne an insight into their culture and compensation. YOE 2 TC 45K #officelife #workplace
Hi, I’m expecting an offer from Activision Blizzard for a Product manager role in the Bay Area. What should be my total comp expectations? Also, one of the reasons why I’m considering this company is because I’m hoping the deal with Microsoft will go through in 2023 and I’ll eventually become a Mic...Read more
I've been interviewing for a bunch of staff & senior staff roles, comp ranges in the $330k range. These are non-gaming big-tech roles mostly recognizable named companies, though non faang. Late stage unicorns and the like. I've landed an interview with Blizzard as an SWE 2 and I'm wondering what le...Read more
How do they get away with it? I was recently considering a Machine Learning Engineer position at Activision Blizzard Media in the Bay Area. Cleared initial tech screen and decided against the virtual on-site. The recruiter told me the compensation package would look like a base+annual bonus of 240k ...Read more
Video game giant Activision Blizzard Inc., maker of games including World of Warcraft and Diablo, fosters a “frat boy” culture in which female employees are subjected to constant sexual harassment, unequal pay, and retaliation, according to a lawsuit filed by the California Department of Fair Employ...Read more
I’ve been at eBay for almost a year—I’m just a few months away from my cliff and getting about $25,000 in vested stock early this summer. I have an offer coming from Activision Blizzard today after I told them that their initial offer of 168,000 was too low they releveled the role. My current base i...Read more
Checking Glassdoor for positions at Blizzard it says 60-100k for a lot of the software engineering positions...not that I'm complaining, but is it normal for the TC/Salary to be that low at Blizzard? Are there other forms of compensation that aren't accounted for? Thought they'd pay more given that ...Read more
What does it mean for new hire and their offer packages inc RSU? Do they convert you to the buying companies structure and comp? Does that mean you automatically get converted to the buying company and it might be a win to avoid having to break in to a more difficult company? Any experiences from ...Read more
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Hi all. Got an offer to join Activision and wondering what might happen to the leveling and comp package when they get acquired by Microsoft. Anyone here who has gone through an acquisition of their company? Specifically two things: 1. Level. My offer is for a Sr Product Manager, which looks like 6...Read more
E3 at Facebook here. Just completed an onsite at Blizzard Entertainment. A few of my interviewers mentioned the “Blizzard Way” regarding the culture and how fast things move at Blizzard. One person said it would take 4-6 months to grasp the Blizzard Way and that they generally work at a slower more ...Read more
I recently got a verbal offer from Activision for a Lead Data Scientist role. However it was substantially below my current compensation and my company is notoriously cheap. I tried to negotiate but they wouldn’t budge. I ended up rejecting them because the terms were disrespectful. They offered: $...Read more
Hi Blind community I need help deciding on two companies. I am a product designer. One is Activision Blizzard and the other is a unicorn startup with a company size of 200. Blizzard has higher TC and they haven't told me about the stock yet but I'm fairly confident the startup may match it. Assuming...Read more