DigitalOcean Software Engineer interview experience

I started with rounds that centered on high-level thinking and my current project—enough context to understand how I approached system boundaries and requirements. Each of those parts lasted about an hour, and the tone was consistent.

On the second round, I got a DSA problem and was asked to code it in a more “machine code” style expectation, then talk through the output as well. After that, I also got scenario-based discussion tied to high-level design thinking. The final round shifted into a design prompt focused on a “visit once” style link feature, and it included follow-up questions