Rockstar Games Software Engineer interview experience

Instead of evaluating how I’d build or debug systems, the interview leaned heavily on algorithmic trivia—more like mental math than practical problem-solving. The experience left me with the impression that I was being asked to do long-division-style thinking in an interview context.

I walked away feeling frustrated because I didn’t see a clear link between what I was tested on and the actual job. It also made the process feel unnecessarily narrow, and it didn’t match the kind of engineering role I expected to interview for. I didn’t progress, and my reflection afterward was that the hiring