Awesome project, torn into pieces - Engineering Manager Hypixel Studios Employee Review

2.0
15 Aug 2024
Recommend
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Pros

You get to work on an exciting project with a lot of talented peers. The entire company is remote (that is a pro for me). The company is backed by Riot, trying to give a great push. They seem to sometimes give a chance to people with no gaming background, which is really nice.

Cons

Leadership still has no idea where they want to steer their first game - but argue and fire you if you ask questions too much. There is a great amount of secrecy around the real, high impact conversations between Riot and Hypixel. Other conversations on the employee levels are filled with hype and lies. There is a major direction change at least once a year. The company has a lot of OGs (from Hypixel Minecraft) and industry experts that are burnt out, fired or already left (see Simon's new studio). There is a huge disconnect between leadership and employees, direction and work being done, high-level Riot meetings and actual people trying to get things done. They fail to hire and/or retain any middle management. They keep talking about long term bonuses, while in reality everyone is just an expendable contractor - except the folks in HQ, Derry. There is a show for diversity efforts, while real problems don't get addressed and minorities in the studio get ignored or underrepresented. Several folks had to leave because of their lives being affected in terrible ways. Myself received a now half-year-long, still ongoing tax issue due to their neglect of getting operations properly in hand.

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5.0
9 Jun 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Hypixel has been lovely the entire time I've worked here! The people are excellent and supportive.

Cons

None that I can think of!

4.0
18 Oct 2025
Recommend
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Pros

I got to work on high-impact backend systems that supported thousands of concurrent players. The team culture is incredible — people are friendly, helpful, and passionate about what they do. I learned a ton about large-scale distributed systems, debugging performance issues, and collaborating through code reviews and sprint planning. The work-life balance was great, and I always felt valued as an intern.

Cons

Since the company is remote, it sometimes takes extra effort to build personal connections or get quick feedback, especially across time zones. However, mentors were always willing to hop on a call when needed.

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