No career growth despite fair pay - Software Engineer HoYoverse Employee Review

2.0
29 Oct 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- Fair pay, can encash unused annual leave (if you treat it as a pro) - Good brand name

Cons

- No clear growth path, especially for junior engineers - Shanghai-centric decision-making, so overseas teams are often sidelined - Unpredictable organizational changes

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5.0
27 Mar 2025
Recommend
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Pros

+ Incredible HR and BP team + Career growth was abundant + Solid XFN team collaboration

Cons

+ Team dependent + Not as much visibility top down as I would've liked.

3.0
18 Feb 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great pay Flexible Hours Relaxed pace

Cons

Highly cliqueish, if you're not buddies with anyone, expect no real progression.

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