DigitalOcean·Software Engineer

DigitalOcean Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Nov 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with a recruiter call, then a series of video interviews with people from different departments.

The flow was pretty standard: clear scheduling and coordination, and each session felt like part of an organized path rather than random meetings. I had expected more hands-on labs, but the conversations stayed mostly at the verbal-explanation level, which made the interviews feel a bit more like deep discussion than a build-and-break exercise.

After the technical conversations, I ended with an HR conversation to close the loop and make sure we were aligned. HR was responsive with follow-ups and answered questions I had while I was still thinking through details. Overall, it felt smooth and

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