I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IGN Entertainment (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2011
Interview
I have applied online for an internship position in a new program IGN started called Code Foo. The application process included the programming puzzle, couple of brainteasers and a proof that I am passionate about the company. It was an awesome experience where me and 28 other interns learned new skills and worked on real projects. After 4 weeks of the internship I was interviewed for a full-time position. The process consisted of seven one on one interviews with engineers and one non-engineer whose goal was to see if my personality fits the culture of IGN. Of course, at the beginning I was nervous, but everyone was friendly and nice, in addition, you can tell that people at IGN are passionate about what they do - just watch the video tour of the office and you will understand. On the day before last of my internship I received the offer!
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What was the hardest bug you have encountered and how did you fix it?
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at IGN Entertainment (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2015
Interview
There was a ~45 min first phone interview with a shared coding window and an emphasis on object oriented practices in javascript. A second interview was a google hangout with mostly culture fit questions. The on-site was 3 hours with 7 people; there were 3 white boarding exercises but they weren't super in depth to accommodate speaking to a number of management and software engineers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a data structure and method for deleting and splicing a linked list in javascript.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at IGN Entertainment (San Francisco, CA) in Jun 2012
Interview
It was a great process. I enjoyed the interview process but I ended up with a separate yet similar company. There were 3 separate parts to the interview process. It began with a friendly encounter and two separate interviews that were a little more difficult with respect to explaining my skills for employment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What can you provide to the team besides engineering skills?