Big Fish Games Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 9 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Big Fish Games.
Big Fish Games
Lead Software Engineer
Lead Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
Recruiter contacted me after seeing the posting online. The process involved three phone calls, one of which was with the recruiter, followed by an onsite interview. Even though it was for a lead engineer role, they surprisingly didn't ask much about management skills. This made me feel like the company might not prioritize employee development. The recruiter's behavior was strange and made me uncomfortable from the start; they even interrupted interviews while walking around the room.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Were there any specific general questions asked, or anything unusual?
Big Fish Games
Software Engineer
Senior Easy Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Coding Technical
The interview process started with a recruiter chat, and then moved to an in-house interview loop. I found the technical interview a bit too rigid. Afterwards, I was told my tech skills weren't quite there, which I suspect was more about the interviewer's personal preferences and my slow progress on some binary tree problems, even though the job wouldn't involve BSTs. The other interviewers were really nice and the team seemed fun. Overall, despite my disappointment with one tech interviewer, I wish I'd performed better but I still have a positive impression of the company.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you write code to describe how an elevator car behaves in different scenarios, such as with one car, multiple cars, or multiple shafts including an express elevator?
Big Fish Games
Software Engineer
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Coding System Design
The whole interview process takes a very long time. The hiring manager and interview teams are very nice and friendly. Lots of questions abut CS algorithm and system design. However, the recruiter is the worst I have ever seen. He never answers my question or reply emails, very very rude.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you design games?
Big Fish Games Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Big Fish Games interview reports.
“Can you write a program to print the data in all leaf nodes of a tree?”
Read reports →“Could you write pseudocode to display all tree nodes in order?”
Read reports →“For a design problem, how would you create a method to check if a person's calendar is busy within a given time range?”
Read reports →“Can you describe the development environment in the mobile game industry?”
Read reports →“Do you know about object-oriented design principles?”
Read report →“Can you answer some technical terms?”
Read report →“Could you write code to describe how an elevator car behaves in different scenarios, such as with one car, multiple cars, or multiple shafts including an express elevator?”
Read report →“Can you design games?”
Read report →“Were the questions standard?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 9 Big Fish Games interview reports.