I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Riot Games in Nov 2016
Interview
First of all process is slow, so apply early, when advertisements are up. Also they employ only one person per position.
First I got an email, that I will get hackerrank test.
After about a week I got a link
I got a hackerrank test and did it, after about 3 days I got an answer, that I will get interview
after week I got info about interview and was asked to set date.
The first interview is 100% behaviour interview
Next week I had tech interview. I have failed at that stage
If I would pass, I would have onsite interview in Dublin.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Hackerrank #1: You get a list of $time $money $team. Find a longest period, when change of money per time was biggest
Interview #1: Typical behaviour questions
Why Riot Games?
Do you play LoL?
What is your rank?
Why you play games?
What was your biggest success?
What was your biggest defeat?
What was your biggest problem at work?
What was your biggest project?
What were the problems with teammates when you work on projects?
Interview #2: Typical tech question:
Do you use Git or SVN
Why Python?
If you would get your own project, would you use python and why?
Would you put your project at cloud or dedicated server
How do you think a backend of LoL looks like.
Very detailed and focused on craft, skills and quite a lot of case based questions aimed at understanding how my previous experience lines up with Riots values and expected behaviors.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Apart from my craft skills, about my value alignment
The first round was an intense behavioral with the Senior Engineering Manager. Next round was a take home assessment, and then a follow up interview to discuss the assessment. The follow up only did about 15 minutes about the assessment, and then it was 40 minutes of technical theory questions.
Interviewer had a Steven Hawking vibe. Lisp, didn't give me much eye contact, asked heavy behavioral questions but didn't give much feedback, just wrote down notes and next question, like a machine. No enthusiasm, guy's been there for over 20 years he's nothing like other Riot employees who's passionate. Barely even played League. Surprising experience I thought riot was vibrant and full of energy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where you resolved an issue outside of your normal responsibility