DigitalOcean Software Engineer interview experience

After the initial conversations, I ended up in an interview where I was given a website and asked how I would automate its testing. I didn’t get tested on remembering specific code patterns; instead, the interviewer pushed me to explain the testing and framework design itself—how I’d structure things, what parts I’d cover, and how the approach would support automation.

That round felt generally manageable, but the experience hinged a lot on communication. One interviewer didn’t clearly land what they had actually decided to focus on, and I tried to keep up by talking about relevant parts of