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Valve is Mass Hiring Right Now

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Dazraell

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New cosmetics for dota, cs and tf2 ain't going to make themselves.
Valve is doing this very weird thing where workers aren't tied to specific projects and they can jump between projects any time they want as there is no hierarchy there. This gives them a lot of freedom, but at a same time it probably is a major reason why a lot of sequels didn't happened
 
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Branded

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Please hire some talent for CS2. Lifelong Counter-Strike player but that game is dead now. Gave it a new coat of paint but at the cost of more than half the previous content and filled with technical issues and other game breaking bugs.
 
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I'd like to work for them personally. Not super interested in the gaming dev side of things, but the steam store itself must have some insane software engineering behind it to take care of things like version control (updates), online gaming, digital licensing, community forums, etc. Would love a peek under the hood
 

Shubh_C63

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Please hire some talent for CS2. Lifelong Counter-Strike player but that game is dead now. Gave it a new coat of paint but at the cost of more than half the previous content and filled with technical issues and other game breaking bugs.
Most played game on Steam by a mile is dead ? CS2 is anything but that c'mon


Isn't it obvious they're hiring for proper release of DEADLOCK.
 

Dr.Morris79

Gold Member
Alyx and Deadlock are pretty obviously influenced.
Old Valve is dead. Long live old Valve.
Valve as a game make though is probably the least one I'm concerned with pushing out 'modern' nonsense. They barely make any new games and the best ones they've already made

I see them more as just a storefront at this point that just so happens to make the best handheld on the market

But, if that starts failing because of agendas, I might feel differently 🤔
 
But are they hiring talent and skills or

They should snatch up all the non-DEI-applicable hires that other companies shun.

I just put in for their Anti-WOKE D.I.E specialist

Valve were on the Sweet baby list, so never say never..

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I'm starting to think this is like a "Pavlov's Dog" scenario. Someone mentions "hiring" and people have to mention DEI or Woke.
 
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near

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I won't forgive Valve for consuming Campo Santo, I'm still waiting for In the Valley of Gods.

Where are all these jobs listed? I just see a generic jobs page with positions they are "always" hiring for.


Yeah, no evidence of 'mass hiring' here. The video mentions isolated individual hires via LinkedIn from months ago, which doesn't indicate a massive recruitment drive.
 

Branded

Member
Most played game on Steam by a mile is dead ? CS2 is anything but that c'mon


Isn't it obvious they're hiring for proper release of DEADLOCK.
Yeah but the community is far from happy. There's hardly any casual content any more. Also, let's not forget that CS2 is mostly just a lottery simulator these days what with the rampant case gambling and weapon skin market. There's a ton of bot farms that partake in that game, especially with the recent 'season pass' update (which was similarly awful and phoned in).

And Deadlock hiring is fine in my book. That game is going to be Valve's future and will be huge for sure. I've enjoyed my time with it but I'll give it some more time in the oven before fully delving in.
 
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Perfect time to finish up Half Life 3 with the Source 2 Alyx Engine. And don't be VR only which it shouldn't be since they'll want HL3 to sell a crazy huge amount!
 

StereoVsn

Gold Member
Not sure this is happening as there is no real indication, but it would be cool if they were to start ratcheting up for Deckard release.
 

samoilaaa

Member
I'm starting to think this is like a "Pavlov's Dog" scenario. Someone mentions "hiring" and people have to mention DEI or Woke.
so people are not allow to say facts anymore because they hurt you feelings ?

valve was on sweet baby inc list , its not a conspiracy or a lie
 

Sophist

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I'm starting to think this is like a "Pavlov's Dog" scenario. Someone mentions "hiring" and people have to mention DEI or Woke.

It's ridiculous. Valve is already contracting non binary people who are doing an amazing job on steam Proton, linux and ARM but most people ignore that (as it should be).
 

UltimaKilo

Gold Member
I hope you meant 2025! 😅
I don't see it, unfortunately. I also don't see any big advancements in displays or semiconductors on the horizon before 2027 (at the earliest) that are going to be game changers. That's the problem VR is having: the tech is still in its infancy and there really hasn't been a huge leap in recent years, but it is definitely coming and if someone can do it, it is Valve!
 
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