DigitalOcean·Software Engineer

DigitalOcean Software Engineer interview experience

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BengaluruPosted Jul 2019 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a challenging interview sequence that combined remote video calls with at least one in-person step.

After I applied online, the recruiter reached out and I landed on multiple rounds, each led by different people. Most of the calls were on Google Hangouts, and at one point I traveled to the Bangalore office for a face-to-face meeting.

The difficulty came from breadth and depth: I wasn’t just asked to talk about experience, I had to work through technical problems and discuss engineering approaches. I also had several back-to-back discussions with engineering team members where the focus included code review and design thinking, plus questions about culture and how I approached technical

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