Engineering Manager Interview Experience - United States
Process
Wow. So I have had a pretty unfavorable experience interviewing with DigitalOcean. It's a pity because I really like their product and I would have loved the opportunity to work there. But so far out of three interviews I have shown up for, two of those times no one on the DO side showed.
The first time was with the recruiter, who emailed me 5 minutes in the say there were a lot of "fires" to put out and he needed to reschedule. We never rescheduled.
I applied a second time, heard from the same recruiter and filled out my availability. We had a 20 minute call where he was pretty unprofessional, couldn't answer any questions about the team I would be joining, and only could relay how the team was a mess at the moment.
Almost out of morbid curiosity I agreed to continue to the next step, this time with the hiring manager. I entered my availability, got an invite with a link to follow. This time, the hiring manager didn't show.
At this point I am no longer interested in working here. The candidate experience is beyond a mess, and if this is how you treat your potential employees I can only imagine how you treat your current ones.
Questions
The recruiter didn't ask any questions, he gave an overview of the benefits.
He said that my experience was good enough, but I'm not sure how he knew that since he didn't ask anything to determine that.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the DigitalOcean Engineering Manager role in United States.
Success Rate
DigitalOcean's interview process for their Engineering Manager roles in the United States is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for DigitalOcean's Engineering Manager interview process in United States.
DigitalOcean Work Experiences
- 5.0Engineering ManagerEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeJanuary 26, 2018Pros: Open, honest environment - they care about people as well as products. Fast moving - no time to get bored! Very well set up for remote employees.Cons: Not much attention has been paid to keeping track of history, so when the players change or move on, decisions are often questioned and revisited.
- 2.0Couldn't Recommend at this TimeEngineering Manager • Former EmployeeFebruary 23, 2023Pros: The company used to have some of the best engineers and line managers until more than 40 percent were cut.Cons: There is tyrannical and ignorant executive leadership who can't be bothered to understand their business well enough to know how to lead it successfully. Minds change and reorgs happen far too frequently. Direction to teams is poor to nonexistent. There is a clear interest in cutting costs by cutting staff and outsourcing.
- 5.0great place to workEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeBengaluru, IndiaJanuary 31, 2026Pros: Amazing colleagues Very helpful and skilled Good compCons: There is nothing really that I can think of.
