Senior Engineer I Interview Experience - United States
Process
Initial video phone screen with the recruiter which lasted 30 min. Recruiter confirmed my background and interest area. Followed by a one hour meeting with the hiring manager. Manager explained the team's function and goals. After this there were 4 one on one technical interviews with engineers from the team I would be joining. These sessions lasted about 45 min each. There was also a take home coding assignment which was reviewed with feedback and design questions in one of the four technical discussions.
Overall the process was very engaging and technical. Content was focussed on information and skills relevant to the responsibilities of the role. All sessions were relatively low stress and of a conversational nature. I enjoyed the process, and found it to be the right difficulty level for the role.
Questions
Coding assignment feedback (Golang): How would you refactor your code to improve testability of higher level components that have dependencies.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the DigitalOcean Senior Engineer I role in United States.
Success Rate
DigitalOcean's interview process for their Senior Engineer I 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 Senior Engineer I interview process in United States.
DigitalOcean Work Experiences
- 5.0Best Job I ever hadSenior Engineer I • Current EmployeeJanuary 4, 2021Pros: I've witnessed a great amount of collaboration between people and between teams so far. The company is full of smart, motivated and friendly people that help you solve problems. My manager has a strong focus on helping me develop my career and getting obstacles out of the way. Most communication is written and asynchronous which is very convenient if you're a remote employee and/or in different time zones.Cons: Internal documentation is not the best. It's mostly solved by talking to the right team or people but that can slow you down across different time zones.
- 4.0Good work life balance, but the company does not feel on a very solid stateSenior Engineer I • Current EmployeeGuadalajara, MexicoNovember 3, 2023Pros: Recharge day about every month (optional free day). Realistic goal expectations. Unlimited PTO. Talented peers. Cool and interesting projects. Company trusts a lot on engineers (work setup is not too obtrusive).Cons: The stock has been tanking, it seems it is having a hard time and prosperity is expected, but in reality it's hard to envision where it will be in a year. I feel the company is still on the stage where it goes from being a startup to being a real "needs to be profitable" company. Engineering very detach from product, sometimes we need to (almost blindly) decide which project will be more profitable
- 4.0Great company overall, with some growing pains!Senior Engineer I • Current EmployeeDetroit, MichiganJanuary 11, 2025Pros: - Initiatives that are deemed important get implemented quickly (fail-fast culture) - Executive leadership team has a clear vision and presents a united front - Company strategy tends to follow relevant industry trends, which makes your work feel valuable and exciting (this could also be seen as a con though, in the sense of lack of identity) - Individual teams and engineers are given a lot of autonomy to solve problemsCons: - It's taken a few years to stabilize after going public which has been a bit of a roller coaster, but this is less relevant to new folks joining - For a cloud computing company, the amount of software which actually uses the cloud and/or is cloud native could be higher (this is improving and leadership agrees) - Executive leadership can sometimes lean too far into the "customer-obsessed" strategy to the extent that employee empathy is sacrificed.
