Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at PlayStation with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 35 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PlayStation overall takes an average of 37 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PlayStation as a Software Engineer according to 35 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 18%
Skills test: 17%
Group panel interview: 15%
Presentation: 6%
Background check: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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Applied online. Was contacted by a recruiter one month later to schedule a phone interview with the hiring team manager. It was specifically stated in the mail to have a laptop with internet access ready as it was going to be a coding interview.
A day later the recruiter gets back to say the manager has decided that a senior team member would be conducting my interview instead.
During the interview, I come to know that it was not going to be a coding exercise but a Q&A of concepts. I was not prepared for this but still answered all but one question. When I informed the interviewer that I was told it was going to be a coding interview, she had no clue about it and said 'I was picked last minute and they didn't tell me much'. How disorganized!?
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. . . . . .