I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Rockstar Games in May 2020
Interview
Reached out to me after a student game showcase. Got through the phone screening and took a test. Overall, from when I first heard from a recruiter, took about 3-4 weeks. The recruiter was nice, but they don't seem to double-check information too closely as some of my information was incorrect when they had reached out to me. Didn't ask about why they didn't move forward with me, so I don't know if they give that feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Had to sign an NDA, but the programming test is completed in your own time. They use a program that lets you chose from a couple of different languages to complete it and gives you a score right away, though not all questions are able to be evaluated immediately.
I got an initial email from their recruiters saying they would like to follow up and was invited to a phone interview! Got through the phone interview but was soon rejected.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Rockstar Games (Charleston, SC) in Aug 2022
Interview
phone call followed by take home assessment followed by interview with principal directors. this is as far as I got. Now I'm typing words to cover the minimum required by glassdoor.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Rockstar Games
Interview
All designers are expected to be programmers as well. After a few phone calls, I had to take a programming test. You can choose a language for it. Received some immediate feedback on the test but never received feedback overall after being rejected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Programming test with various prompts--3 coding prompts and 2 design prompts.
Technical Designer applicants have rated the interview process at Rockstar Games with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 44.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Designer roles take an average of 80 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Rockstar Games overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Rockstar Games as a Technical Designer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Skills test: 20%
Presentation: 20%
Group panel interview: 10%
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