I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Rockstar Games (San Diego, CA) in Sep 2011
Interview
First I received an email questionnaire with some technical programming questions. The first few were easy college stuff. The second few were tougher.
Next was a phone interview. They explained some of the company structure and some basic programming questions were asked.
Next was an onsite interview. They were willing to fly me but I was nearby so I drove up instead. After a quick tour of the offices, a few different teams rotated interviewing me, each focusing on different types of questions. Some math questions, some programming.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Rockstar Games (Oakville, ON) in Dec 2024
Interview
The first and only step I took was with a recruiter. He was very professional and friendly and it went quite good overall speaking. Although, 2 weeks after I interviewed with him, he contacted me and told me that the dev team decided to not proceed with my application.
That's fine and it happens, I just wish they would've given me the reason(s).
I interviewed at Rockstar Games (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Interview
The interview process went along quite smoothly. The interview questions were not too bad, mostly involving C++ and vector math as well as general behaviour questions as with any interview.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Rockstar Games (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Sep 2023
Interview
It was smooth. They asked about the company and your role. They also made a huge effort you fit in the desired team. Then they asked bunch of questions regarding your experience, etc.
Gameplay Programmer applicants have rated the interview process at Rockstar Games with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 44.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Gameplay Programmer roles take an average of 40 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Gameplay Programmer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 20%
One on one interview: 13%
Presentation: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 7%
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