PlayStation·Software Engineer

PlayStation Software Engineer interview experience

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Manchester, EnglandPosted Nov 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process began with a take-home assignment that was centered on fixing and extending a simple, Asteroids-like game.

It took around five hours—more than I expected for something described as a straightforward test. I had to address issues like memory leaks and add a few requested features, and then I moved on.

After that, I had a face-to-face technical interview with a lead engineer, where we talked through the work in a way that felt grounded in practical concerns. A couple days later I met face-to-face with the lead designer and the game director, and the conversations shifted toward how I thought about the game experience and the intent behind changes.

Overall, it felt like a role that valued hands-on

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