Draper Labs Software Engineer interview experience

The process began with an initial screen that blended fit and expectations, and then I got pulled into a technical component that was less about conversation and more about building something. I was asked to create a calculator and needed to translate straightforward logic correctly, using standard expression parsing concepts.

It wasn’t a vague “tell me about your experience” moment. The coding environment meant I had to be precise, and I remember the difficulty landing in the “challenging but manageable” range—mostly about correct execution and solid core knowledge rather than overly clever