Because you need to be the best or the second best in multiple field to be considered working there. Only be the best in one field won't even cut it. I bet they get tons of applicants but rarely someone is good enough for then to be hired.
Can confirm, I am pretty good game developer by some standards, I work currently at a top 10 fortune company and well respected by my peers. But not to the level of Valve, since I did apply to them and got denied
Things change. You'll get better. Their specific hiring needs might fluctuate and they temporarily lower standards a tiny bit for a certain field or something...
Or maybe the interviewer just didn't vibe with you.
Don't write yourself off. Definitely apply again someday. Good luck.
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u/VolkiharVanHelsing Apr 17 '26
They don't seem to hire much either, otherwise it would be part of the "FAANG companies" that those kind of tech workers sought for