Blizzard Entertainment Employee Reviews for Software Engineer

"I don't want to leave any comments about my current company for the job application process"

"An excellent place to work with opportunities to move up if you have the skills."

"It is a nice place for certain people. For me it was not a good fit."

What do you like about working at Blizzard Entertainment?

"Quite a lot of events. Strong relationships between employees. Nice office at Blizzard Entertainment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You have to show you like games :)It is among of the main criteria."

What don't you like about working at Blizzard Entertainment?

"The culture was not software engineering kind. Not at least of a kind I would expect.Almost everyone was passionate about games and building software was treated as a necessary evil."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Work environment has too many emotions as far as I am concerned. Maybe adding more senior people will make it more stable."

".NET development the whole time. Lots of experimenting."

What do you like about working at Blizzard Entertainment?

"Allowed lots of growth in development and management skills. Team effort was promoted."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Knowledge is more important than ego. Team mentallity does not mean to relinquish personal responsibility. Quality is better than quantity."

What don't you like about working at Blizzard Entertainment?

"Some departments are very structurally volitile. You can find yourself as a manager one day, and an engineer the next, but without a clean notification of change."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Transparency means letting people know where they stand in the business plan literally."