My buddy (2 YOE) who is interviewing there says he getting offered 125k base salary 18k bonus, I'm thinking about applying there too but I have 5 YOE. How much should I ask for? 155k base salary?
I asked for 120k base and they ghosted me. The offer your friend got is what more senior devs at Blizzard get (check out the blizzards salary spreadsheet online)
When did you ask?
As a Senior SWE I make 170k plus a 20k “bonus” that we never make so in reality it’s like 185k TC. The bonus is profit sharing and not guaranteed so make a huge effort to get a higher salary and don’t be fooled by the bonus
Never give a number first. Recruiting won’t like it but it’s in your best interest if you don’t want to price yourself out of an interview but still get paid somewhat close to market value when you negotiate an offer.
Man some applications have presented me with a drop down list of price ranges as a required field lol, shit is wack
I don’t get it. Nowadays swe can easily get 200k in fang and other hot startups. Why would someone go to blizzard for less pay and worse career growth?
It’s the game industry tax, not just Blizzard. People in games certainly aren’t there for the money.
May be they are not LC ready
Haha
Any experience >5 is good enough. Role and Level matters!
DM for Unity!
Not bad considering some dude with 6 YOE was offered 80K about 5 years ago. Better not show you're a fan of the game otherwise they'll try to low-ball the F out of you.
I read on here that if you don't act like you're a fan of their games/company (gaming companies in general) you don't pass the personality part of the interview.
You don't need to be a huge fan but you need to be familiar enough with the products to talk about them
The higher level you are, the harder it will be to get the total comp you want in the gaming industry
TC or GTFO
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