I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Unity (Bellevue, WA) in Apr 2017
Interview
The regular process seems to be (1) chat with a recruiter via phone, (2) technical screen via phone, (3) on-site interview of 2-5 hours. I was a referral and known to the hiring manager, so Unity waived the technical screen in favor of a chat with the hiring manager that focused on cultural fit and company objectives. The recruiter was really friendly and responsive, and things moved refreshingly quickly. When it came to the on-site interview, I was given the agenda ahead of time: 3 interviews of 45 minutes. The day before my on-site interview I had to reschedule due to a personal emergency and Unity were really understanding. When the on-site did take place, each interview ran way over the scheduled 45 minutes. I was there for a total of 4.5 hours, but the time disappeared quickly. It was a very informal and conversational interview, but they still remained focused on testing my technical knowledge. Sometimes, they let me direct the course of the conversation, and other times they asked me to solve specific problems. The interview felt 'easy', but in retrospect, this was only because they allowed me to steer the interview a little bit (which is really unusual), to talk in detail about my previous experience to prove technical ability (which is easy iff you have the experience), and they did a really good job avoiding making it feel like an exam. I did flub once in the technical test portion, but the interviewer gently guided me onto the right track without being condescending and helped me converge on a solution. I felt like they still got a good overall sense of my abilities, but did not feel like a lab-rat performing tedious, rote coding-interview tricks like in most other interviews. They offered me a choice of white-boarding or laptop, and I chose to use the white-board. During each interview, the interviewers gave me their perspective on why they loved working for Unity which also made the interview feel a little more two-way. All of them were obviously passionate about the company culture. Everyone was also very prompt and I felt like I was well looked after: nobody left me to sweat in the lobby, and I was offered plenty of drinks and was given some Unity swag for my time. The only criticism I have is that they don't validate parking, and I paid for a 4 hour parking ticket because the agenda specified 2 hours. Luckily, I was not towed :)
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Write code to determine the win condition of a simple board game.
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I applied online. I interviewed at Unity (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2016
Interview
I recently appeared for interview with Unity Technologies . Whole process was very smooth . Initially I had a phone screening with Hiring Manager and then went for onsite interviews . It took 2 weeks to complete the entire process. Most questions were around the current work and coding skills. Interview Panel was Polite ,knowledgeable and ensured to make me feel very comfortable. Overall it was a great learning experience.
Unity response
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Fantastic-thanks so much for taking your time to interview with us and we're glad that you had a positive experience!
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Unity (Austin, TX)
Interview
Was approached by their recruiter via LinkedIn. They asked me for a good time to call, then never called. A month went by, then they called at time that worked for them.
There were a few quick questions, then I was told I'd need to take a 4 hour technical exam before I could talk to someone who could make hiring decisions.
At this point, I ended the recruiting process - If they want 4 hours of time before they'll even talk to a candidate, how will they treat me if I get hired?
Turns out, this kind of "Are you a door mat?" hiring practice is quite common - Check out the Forbes website for the "Ten Kinds of Abuse No Job-Seeker Should Tolerate" article (would put the link here, but that will get this review rejected).
Thanks for interviewing with us at Unity and for sharing your experience. We interview a lot of candidates and while only a small percentage can be hired, we strive for the interview process to be positive for everyone. We're sorry that communication regarding timeline wasn't clear and that you felt it wasn't a positive use of your time. We appreciate your feedback and will share it with the team.
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