I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PlayStation (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2017
Interview
I met a Playstation engineering manager at a Hacker X event. It is like a very specialized career fair. I dropped off my resume and they got back to me 3 weeks later. I had a phone interview with the engineering manager. Got feedback that same day and then scheduled an onsite for a week later.
Onsite included 5 interviews. 2 coding interviews, 1 whiteboarding design interview, and then 2 discussion interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a project you are proud of? Follow up, describe it in GREAT detail.
Why sony?
Write code to traverse a tree in a zig zag pattern.
You are give a set of plane departures and arrivals time at hours of the day. Write code to determine when the most planes are in the air.
Typically, an interviewer asks around 6–12 core technical questions, plus 3–5 behavioral questions for this role. In system-heavy roles like this, expect deep follow-ups, so total discussion often expands to 15–20 question threads rather than standalone questions.
Gauntlet of 6+ interviews. Multiple tech screenings and system designs. Poorly coordinated. Recruiter uninterested and unresponsive in general, didn't follow up on my questions and got ghosted at the end. One of the interviewers had poor communication skills and it was the most painful interview I had ever had in my career.
The interviewing process is straightforward. first resume screen, then phone screen, then one tech interview with manager, Then there's the final round panel interview with behavior questions. . . . . .