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!

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.