DigitalOcean

Senior Engineer I Interview Experience - United States

September 1, 2020

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Interview process at DO was enjoyable. Everyone was nice, respectful, and enthusiastic.

I had 2 "pre" interviews with a manager and senior engineer. After that I was scheduled for 4 interviews with engineers and a final interview with a senior manager.

Out of the 7 interviews only 1 was a coding question. All other interviews focused on knowledge and system design.

Questions

How to handle transactions in a distributed system?

What does it mean when DO says "Love is at our core"?

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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

100%

Pass 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

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for DigitalOcean's Senior Engineer I interview process in United States.

DigitalOcean Work Experiences

The right place to work for balance and improving the world

Senior Engineer I • Current Employee

October 13, 2021

Pros: There is a genuine interest in helping each other and maintaining a good work environment and balance with life outside of work in the vast majority of people I've worked with here, as well as the company providing ways to help the world at large through matching programs and other initiatives.

Cons: If you're coming from something in the larger corporate world, you may be thrown off by the lack of processes or consistent processes in place for some things, and spend time trying to make sure things are done in the best way as a result.

The right place to work for balance and improving the world

Senior Engineer I • Current Employee

October 13, 2021

Pros: There is a genuine interest in helping each other and maintaining a good work environment and balance with life outside of work in the vast majority of people I've worked with here, as well as the company providing ways to help the world at large through matching programs and other initiatives.

Cons: If you're coming from something in the larger corporate world, you may be thrown off by the lack of processes or consistent processes in place for some things, and spend time trying to make sure things are done in the best way as a result.

Awesome Culture!

Senior Engineer I • Current Employee

August 30, 2023

Pros: Kindness collaboration ownership I love working for DigitalOcean and what we stand for and just would like to continue this amazing.

Cons: Salaries could be higher, lesser corporate ladder structure

Awesome Culture!

Senior Engineer I • Current Employee

August 30, 2023

Pros: Kindness collaboration ownership I love working for DigitalOcean and what we stand for and just would like to continue this amazing.

Cons: Salaries could be higher, lesser corporate ladder structure

Great company overall, with some growing pains!

Senior Engineer I • Current Employee

Detroit, Michigan

January 11, 2025

Pros: - 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 problems

Cons: - 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.

Great company overall, with some growing pains!

Senior Engineer I • Current Employee

Detroit, Michigan

January 11, 2025

Pros: - 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 problems

Cons: - 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.

The right place to work for balance and improving the world

Senior Engineer I • Current Employee

October 13, 2021

Pros: There is a genuine interest in helping each other and maintaining a good work environment and balance with life outside of work in the vast majority of people I've worked with here, as well as the company providing ways to help the world at large through matching programs and other initiatives.

Cons: If you're coming from something in the larger corporate world, you may be thrown off by the lack of processes or consistent processes in place for some things, and spend time trying to make sure things are done in the best way as a result.

5.0
The right place to work for balance and improving the world
Senior Engineer I • Current Employee
October 13, 2021
Pros: There is a genuine interest in helping each other and maintaining a good work environment and balance with life outside of work in the vast majority of people I've worked with here, as well as the company providing ways to help the world at large through matching programs and other initiatives.
Cons: If you're coming from something in the larger corporate world, you may be thrown off by the lack of processes or consistent processes in place for some things, and spend time trying to make sure things are done in the best way as a result.

Awesome Culture!

Senior Engineer I • Current Employee

August 30, 2023

Pros: Kindness collaboration ownership I love working for DigitalOcean and what we stand for and just would like to continue this amazing.

Cons: Salaries could be higher, lesser corporate ladder structure

5.0
Awesome Culture!
Senior Engineer I • Current Employee
August 30, 2023
Pros: Kindness collaboration ownership I love working for DigitalOcean and what we stand for and just would like to continue this amazing.
Cons: Salaries could be higher, lesser corporate ladder structure

Great company overall, with some growing pains!

Senior Engineer I • Current Employee

Detroit, Michigan

January 11, 2025

Pros: - 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 problems

Cons: - 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.

4.0
Great company overall, with some growing pains!
Senior Engineer I • Current Employee
Detroit, Michigan
January 11, 2025
Pros: - 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 problems
Cons: - 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.

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