PlayStation·Software Engineer

PlayStation Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

ItalyPosted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My first step was a CV screening, and then I had a meeting scheduled that was canceled last minute—about twenty minutes before—because the position had already been filled.

The recruiter suggested another role, and after I confirmed I was still interested, things went quiet. I didn’t hear anything new until I followed up myself, and then I was told that second role had also been filled.

That pattern repeated itself twice: interviews scheduled, then abruptly canceled when the opportunity had effectively closed. I understood the market was difficult, but the experience felt unnecessarily frustrating because the disruption happened so close to the scheduled times and the replacements were offered when the finish line was already near.

I never got to the stage

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