Activision Blizzard Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

United StatesPosted Dec 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I initially applied for a software engineer position, but before I even got very far, I ran into a news cycle around the company’s leadership and allegations.

When a recruiter contacted me, I politely declined and explained that I no longer wanted to interview.

Instead of it ending there, the recruiter sent a long, unprofessional email response that tried to justify staying with the company. I remember being especially disturbed by how the recruiter attempted to rationalize the allegations by framing them as something that happens everywhere. The attitude behind that message completely took me aback, and it left a sour impression of how they handled outreach.

The process didn’t really proceed past that point. My “interview” experience ended at

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