DigitalOcean·Software Engineer

DigitalOcean Software Engineer interview experience

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IndiaPosted May 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview journey had three clear rounds and a pretty tight structure.

The first round was a medium graph question from LeetCode, and it could be approached using topological sorting, which set the tone that graphs and core data structures mattered. After that, I moved into a lower-level design interview where I was asked to design a “Facebook friend request sending API,” focusing on how the service would behave and what the API should support.

By the third round, it shifted to a more managerial conversation. The overall atmosphere felt standard and not overly tense, and the interviewers were engaged.

I ended up getting an offer released, so despite the mix of

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